In this presentation of a general theory of systems Germanys most prominentand controversial social thinker sets out a contribution to sociology thatreworks our... » 

In this presentation of a general theory of systems Germanys most prominentand controversial social thinker sets out a contribution to sociology thatreworks our understanding of meaning and communication. It closely interrelatessuch different traditions as German idealism phenomenology systems theorysociological functionalism and the epistemology of contemporary biology. «