The Radical Luhmann
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Table of contents :

Cover......Page 2

Half title......Page 3

Title......Page 4

Copyright......Page 5

Contents......Page 6

Preface......Page 7

I: Introduction......Page 13

1: The Trojan Horse: Luhmann’s (Not So) Hidden Radicalism......Page 16

2: Why He Wrote Such Bad Books......Page 22

II: From Philosophy To Theory......Page 28

3: The Fourth Insult: A Refutation of Humanism......Page 32

4: From Necessity to Contingency A Carnivalization of Philosophy: A Carnivalization of Philosophy......Page 45

5: The Last Footnote to Plato: A Solution to the Mind-Body Problem......Page 64

6: Ecological Evolution: A Challenge to Social Creationism......Page 81

7: Constructivism as Postmodernist Realism A Teaching of Differences: A Teaching of Differences......Page 91

8: Democracy as a Utopia: A Deconstruction of Politics......Page 101

9: Conclusion: Nec spe nec metu: Neither Hope nor Fear......Page 117

Niklas Luhmann (1927–1998): A Short Intellectual Biography......Page 131

Abbreviations......Page 147

Notes......Page 149

Index......Page 159

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