Art As a Social System by Niklas Luhmann
This is an analysis of art as a social and perceptual system by one of Germany's leading social theorist of the late 20th century. It is intended to represent an intellectual step in discussions of art and an important advance in systems theory.
"Art as a Social System deserves to be read as a brilliant synthesis of every major philosophy of art, from Baumgarten to Kristeva, and as an ambitious attempt to understand art history in its entirety. . . It seems inevitable that North American academics in the humanities will soon confront this challenging work."—Literary Research / Recherche Litteraire
"Thus, what is most interesting about Luhmann's view of art is also what is most interesting about his general theory: its sophisticated and elaborate explorations in the evolutionary development of the media of communication, which are perhaps unparalleled in contemporary theory."—American Journal of Sociology
"Overall this is a fascinating, stimulating and thought-provoking book not always in ways that may have been intended by the author."—John Danvers
"This book is a pleasure to read. It is literate, informed, unpretentious, and patient...The book is a spectacular example of one anthropologist's selection of the technical world as an object of study after generations of sociocultural anthropologists' bias against the same."—ISIS
"Thus, what is most interesting about Luhmann's view of art is also what is most interesting about his general theory: its sophisticated and elaborate explorations in the evolutionary development of the media of communication, which are perhaps unparalleled in contemporary theory."—American Journal of Sociology
"Overall this is a fascinating, stimulating and thought-provoking book not always in ways that may have been intended by the author."—John Danvers
"This book is a pleasure to read. It is literate, informed, unpretentious, and patient...The book is a spectacular example of one anthropologist's selection of the technical world as an object of study after generations of sociocultural anthropologists' bias against the same."—ISIS
Niklas Luhmann was Professor of Sociology at the University of Bielefeld. Among his books translated into English are Social Systems (Stanford, 1995), Observations on Modernity (Stanford, 1998), and Love as Passion: The Codification of Intimacy (Stanford paperback, 1998).
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| ISBN 13 | 9780804739078 |
| ISBN 10 | 0804739072 |
| Title | Art As a Social System |
| Author | Niklas Luhmann |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Stanford University Press |
| Year published | 2000-08-01 |
| Number of pages | 424 |
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