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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| Format: | Article (Journal) Chapter/Article |
| Language: | English |
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2023
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The Anthem companion to Niklas Luhmann
Year: 2023, Pages: 111-128 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/jj.766968.10 |
| Online Access: | 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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| Author Notes: | Paul Buckermann |
| Summary: | 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... |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISBN: | 9781839984891 9781839984884 |
| DOI: | 10.2307/jj.766968.10 |