How is art possible?: Luhmann's theory of art

Niklas Luhmann never claimed to be an expert on the arts. However, the German sociologist offers a highly instructive, comprehensive and theoretically consistent perspective on art in its various dimensions. Luhmann draws on extensive empirical and theoretical insights in order to develop a substant...

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1. Verfasser: Buckermann, Paul (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal) Kapitel/Artikel
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2023
In: The Anthem companion to Niklas Luhmann
Year: 2023, Pages: 111-128
DOI:10.2307/jj.766968.10
Online-Zugang:Resolving-System, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.766968.10
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.jstor.org/stable/jj.766968.10
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Verfasserangaben:Paul Buckermann
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Zusammenfassung:Niklas Luhmann never claimed to be an expert on the arts. However, the German sociologist offers a highly instructive, comprehensive and theoretically consistent perspective on art in its various dimensions. Luhmann draws on extensive empirical and theoretical insights in order to develop a substantive theory that applies to different branches of art, including visual art, music, poetry and literature, performing arts, and their various subgenres. This approach is deeply embedded both in his general theory of social systems¹ and his theory of society and its evolution.² His definitive account on art, Art as a Social System,³ published three years before...
Beschreibung:Online Resource
ISBN:9781839984891
9781839984884
DOI:10.2307/jj.766968.10