Deducing natural necessity from purposive activity : the scientific realist logic of Habermas' theory of communicative action and Luhmann's systems theory

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    Abstract

    The ontology of natural necessity is defined in the following propositions: the objective world is comprised of intrinsically powerful and liable entities. An entity’s essential constitution or natural kind is the structure of components giving rise to its distinctive powers and liabilities. The action and reaction of entities is manifest in open systems of cause and effect. If systems can be open, then the universe we happen to inhabit must be a complex of heterogeneous structures. It cannot be a single, all-embracing substance.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationContributions to Social Ontology
    Place of PublicationU.K
    PublisherRoutledge
    Pages89-101
    Number of pages13
    ISBN (Print)9780415403733
    Publication statusPublished - 2007

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