Systems Theory and Algorithmic Futures: Interview with Elena Esposito (with Katrin Sold and Bénédicte Zimmermann)

Esposito E, Sold K, Zimmermann B (2021)
Constructivist Foundations 16(3): 356-361.

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By introducing us into core concepts of Niklas Luhmann's theory of social systems, Elena Esposito shows their relevance for contemporary social sciences and the study of unsettled times. Contending that society is made not by people but by what connects them - as Luhmann does with his concept of communication - creates a fertile ground for addressing societal challenges as diverse as the Corona pandemic or the algorithmic revolution. Esposito more broadly sees in systems theory a relevant contribution to critical theory and a genuine alternative to its Frankfurt School version, while extending its reach to further conceptual refinement and new empirical issues. Fueling such refinement is her analysis of time and the complex intertwinement between past, present and future - a core issue that runs throughout her work. Her current study on the future as a prediction caught between science and divination offers a fascinating empirical case for it, drawing a thought-provoking parallel between the way algorithmic predictions are constructed today and how divinatory predictions were constructed in ancient times.
Stichworte
Algorithms; communication; critical theory; future; heterarchy; Luhmann; paradox; prediction; semantics; sociology; subsystems; systems theory; time
Erscheinungsjahr
2021
Zeitschriftentitel
Constructivist Foundations
Band
16
Ausgabe
3
Seite(n)
356-361
eISSN
1782-348X
Page URI
https://pub.uni-bielefeld.de/record/2962991

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Esposito E, Sold K, Zimmermann B. Systems Theory and Algorithmic Futures: Interview with Elena Esposito (with Katrin Sold and Bénédicte Zimmermann). Constructivist Foundations . 2021;16(3):356-361.
Esposito, E., Sold, K., & Zimmermann, B. (2021). Systems Theory and Algorithmic Futures: Interview with Elena Esposito (with Katrin Sold and Bénédicte Zimmermann). Constructivist Foundations , 16(3), 356-361.
Esposito, Elena, Sold, Katrin, and Zimmermann, Benedicte. 2021. “Systems Theory and Algorithmic Futures: Interview with Elena Esposito (with Katrin Sold and Bénédicte Zimmermann)”. Constructivist Foundations 16 (3): 356-361.
Esposito, E., Sold, K., and Zimmermann, B. (2021). Systems Theory and Algorithmic Futures: Interview with Elena Esposito (with Katrin Sold and Bénédicte Zimmermann). Constructivist Foundations 16, 356-361.
Esposito, E., Sold, K., & Zimmermann, B., 2021. Systems Theory and Algorithmic Futures: Interview with Elena Esposito (with Katrin Sold and Bénédicte Zimmermann). Constructivist Foundations , 16(3), p 356-361.
E. Esposito, K. Sold, and B. Zimmermann, “Systems Theory and Algorithmic Futures: Interview with Elena Esposito (with Katrin Sold and Bénédicte Zimmermann)”, Constructivist Foundations , vol. 16, 2021, pp. 356-361.
Esposito, E., Sold, K., Zimmermann, B.: Systems Theory and Algorithmic Futures: Interview with Elena Esposito (with Katrin Sold and Bénédicte Zimmermann). Constructivist Foundations . 16, 356-361 (2021).
Esposito, Elena, Sold, Katrin, and Zimmermann, Benedicte. “Systems Theory and Algorithmic Futures: Interview with Elena Esposito (with Katrin Sold and Bénédicte Zimmermann)”. Constructivist Foundations 16.3 (2021): 356-361.
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