The Habermas/Luhmann debate and subsequent Habermasian perspectives on systems theory

Systems Research and Behavioral Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 315-330

  Bausch, Kenneth C ^a  

^a NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity (systems) theory of society; Ideal speech situation; Information; Lifeworld (action) theory of society; Meaning

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031232175     PISSN: 10927026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1099-1743(199709/10)14:5<315::AID-SRES173>3.0.CO;2-Z     Document Type: Article

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