Abstract
The article deals with the relationship between functional differentiation and human differentiation from a systems-theoretical perspective using Stanisław Lem's description of the fictitious planet Panta. It comes to the conclusion that the hitherto prevailing systems-theoretical view of the social relevance of human differentiation applies at best to this fictitious example, but not to human world society, and argues for a social-theoretical reassessment of human differentiation.
Translated title of the contribution | Luhmann on Panta: On functional and human differentiation in Stanisław Lem's Star Diaries |
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Original language | German |
Title of host publication | #StanisławLem-Festival 2021 |
Pages | 114-123 |
Number of pages | 10 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 23 Mar 2022 |