Repräsentanten des großen Ganzen. Bemerkungen zu Systemmodellen in Theorien des Weltsystems und ähnlichen Theorien

What is it about?

The article examines the history of the concept of system within the context of social sciences theories. It shows that a change of models took place at the turn of the nineteenth century from the machine,, used as a model to the end of the eighteenth century, to the living body that has been used since then.

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Why is it important?

It seems pertinent to the history of social science theories to take into much closer account the various models that have come into use and disuse throughout the history of the social sciences.