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Reframing the social : emergentist systemism and social theory / by Poe Yu-ze Wan.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Wan, Poe Yu-ze.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sociology--Philosophy.
- Sociology.
- Social sciences--Philosophy.
- Social sciences.
- Ontology.
- Physical Description:
- x, 246 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Farnham ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2011]
- Contents:
- Introduction
- Re-ontologizing the reality: the ontological turn and Niklas Luhmann's social ontology
- From Luhmannian systemtheorie to emergentist systemism
- Emergence in perspective: epistemological totalausschluss or ontological novelty?
- Systems theory as the antithesis of planning?
- Causality in social science: from Niklas Luhmann to realism
- Mechanismic explanation in social science: an assessment
- Coda: s'il faut expliquer la société.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781409411529
- 1409411524
- 9781409411536
- 1409411532
- OCLC:
- 701493605
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