System – Autopoiesis – Form: An Introduction to Luhmann’s Introduction to Systems Theory

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Keywords:

Teoria dos Sistemas, Niklas Luhmann, Autopoiese, George Spencer-Brown, Ontologia formal

Abstract

This text is the preface that Peter Gilgen wrote for his translation for the English-speaking public, published by Polity Press. Niklas Luhmann's original text, written in German, came from a posthumous organization of notes from a course he delivered at the University of Bielefeld (Germany) between 1991 and 1992. These original notes were compiled and edited in 2002 by Carl-Auer-Systeme Verlag. The English-language edition, edited by Dick Baecker and translated by Peter Gilgen, appeared in 2013. The preface written by Gilgen for the aforementioned British edition traces a paradigm shift in Luhmannian studies, which seeks to highlight autopoiesis as a formal ontological category in its own right – and not just a reception transferred directly from biology. We are grateful to Professor Peter Gilgen and Polity Press for allowing this translation to be possible.

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Author Biographies

Otávio Souza e Rocha Dias Maciel, Universidade do Distrito Federal (UnDF)

Doutor em Filosofia pelo PPGFIL/UnB, Mestre em Teoria do Direito pela European Academy of Legal Theory, Bacharel em Filosofia e Bacharel em Direito (ambos UnB). Atua como Pesquisador Colaborador no Programa de Pós-Graduação em Filosofia da Universidade de Brasília (PPGFIL/UnB) e como Professor de Filosofia e Teologia na Universidade do Distrito Federal (UnDF), DF, Brasil.

Peter Gilgen, Cornell University

Diretor do Instituto de Estudos Culturais Alemães e Professor Associado da Cornell University (Ithaca, Nova York, EUA). Pesquisa literatura e filosofia entre os séculos XVIII e XX, idealismo alemão, estética, teoria dos sistemas, teoria da mídia e da literatura, poesia lírica e filosofia da história

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Published

2024-11-04

How to Cite

Maciel, O. S. e R. D., & Gilgen, P. (2024). System – Autopoiesis – Form: An Introduction to Luhmann’s Introduction to Systems Theory. Sociedade E Estado, 39(02), e49548. Retrieved from https://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/sociedade/article/view/49548