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Complexity and collapse: towards a systems view of society

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Andrew Mitchell

This paper was presented on the 17th April 2013 at the Research Seminars in Critical Thought seminar series which took place at the University of Brighton. Some minor modifications were made to its form during its presentation, the content however … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Swan, Communcation, Complexity, Democracy, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Niklas Luhmann, Systems Theory, Uncategorized | Tagged Black Swan theory, complexity, democracy, Luhmann, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, social theory, systems theory | 2 Comments

What the content-free conversation says about communication

Posted on April 3, 2013 by Andrew Mitchell

For years I have had a number of friends with whom I have perfected the art of the content-free conversation. Such a conversation is primarily one had in quotes and pop-culture associations where the point is more to test the … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged banter, communication, conversation, free conversation, gesture and speech, Luhmann, meaning, normativity, personal nature, semiotics, speech act, speech action | 4 Comments

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