{"product_id":"9780306465390","title":"The Emerging Consensus in Social Systems Theory","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Emerging Consensus in Social Systems Theory\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eBausch, Kenneth C.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Emerging Consensus of Social Systems Theory\u003c\/em\u003e Bausch  summarizes the works of over 30 major systemic theorists. He then goes  on to show the converging areas of consensus among these out-standing  thinkers. \u003cbr\u003e  Bausch categorizes the social aspects of current systemic thinking as  falling into five broadly thematic areas: designing social systems,  the structure of the social world, communication, cognition and  epistemology. \u003cbr\u003e  These five areas are foundational for a theoretic and practical  systemic synthesis. They were topics of contention in a historic  debate between Habermas and Luhmann in the early 1970's. They continue  to be contentious topics within the study of social philosophy. \u003cbr\u003e  Since the 1970's, systemic thinking has taken great strides in the  areas of mathematics, physics, biology, psychology, and sociology.  This book presents a spectrum of those theoretical advances. It  synthesizes what various strains of contemporary systems science have  to say about social processes and assesses the quality of the  resulting integrated explanations. \u003cbr\u003e  Bausch gives a detailed study of the works of many present-day systems  theorists, both in general terms, and with regard to social processes.  He then creates and validates integrated representations of their  thoughts with respect to his own thematic classifications. He provides  a background of systemic thinking from an historical context, as well  as detailed studies of developments in sociological, cognitive and  evolutionary theory.  This book presents a coherent, dynamic model of  a self-organizing world. It proposes a creative and ethical method of  decision-making and design. It makes explicit the relations between  structure and process in the realms of knowledge and being. The new  methodology that evolves in this book allows us to deal with enormous  complexity, and to relate ideas so as to draw out previously  unsuspected conclusions and syntheses. Therein lies the elegance and  utility of this model.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2001-07-31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780306465390\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4615-1263-9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 419\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer US","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47185228005516,"sku":"9780306465390","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780306465390.jpg?v=1775012722","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780306465390","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}