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| Self-referentiality, philosophy: A) self-reference is the description of an action or statement of a thinking subject, which is about this subject. B) is the nature of a linguistic expression (word or sentence) which, by its application, should apply to this expression. See also circularity, external/internal, reference system, paradoxes, heterology, paradoxes._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Niklas Luhmann on Self- Reference - Dictionary of Arguments
Baraldi I 163f Self reference/Luhmann/GLU: there are systems that relate through every of their operations to themselves: Social, psychological, organic systems that can observe the reality only because of this self-contact. Self-reference is present when the operation of the observation is included in what is referred to. >Observation/operation/Luhmann. Self-reference is neither analytic nor characteristic of a transcendental subject: the subject of the system theory is neither the human nor the subject. >Analyticity, >Subject/Luhmann, >Systems theory. Self-reference is not a tautology. - It does not refer directly to itself - e.g. if self-reference refers to a process: there is the distinction before/after. >Distinctions. --- Reese-Schäfer II 163 Blind Spot/Luhmann/Reese-Schäfer: the failure of observation in all situations in which action must be taken or decided by you. - Action for security is certainly necessary and possible, but not as scientifically secured action. - Here, the system theory has its limits. >Blind spot; cf. >Circle. --- AU Cass 4 Def self-reference/Luhmann: message: "What is in the system?". - Def external reference: information (past or external system states). Self-reference/external reference: hence there is the distinction between what a system can distinguish as the environment, and what an observer might see as environment. >Environment/Parsons, >System/Luhmann._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
AU I N. Luhmann Introduction to Systems Theory, Lectures Universität Bielefeld 1991/1992 German Edition: Einführung in die Systemtheorie Heidelberg 1992 Lu I N. Luhmann Die Kunst der Gesellschaft Frankfurt 1997 Baraldi I C. Baraldi, G.Corsi. E. Esposito GLU: Glossar zu Luhmanns Theorie sozialer Systeme Frankfurt 1997 Reese-Schäfer II Walter Reese-Schäfer Luhmann zur Einführung Hamburg 2001 |
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Ed. Martin Schulz, access date 2024-04-27