Reframing the social : emergentist systemism and social theory / by Poe Yu-ze Wan.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wan, Poe Yu-ze
Language:English
Published: Farnham ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, [2011], ©2011.
Subjects:
Sociology > Philosophy.
Social sciences > Philosophy.
Ontology.
Physical Description:x, 246 pages ; 24 cm
Format: Book
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.