...Gunter Bombaerts Purpose The purpose of this article is to summarize three Luhmannian critiques on morality, illustrate new roles for morality and add constructive interpretations. Design/methodology/approach Luhmann has recently been described as downright negative toward morality...

...Klaus Brønd Laursen; Gorm Harste; Steffen Roth Purpose The present article pertains to recent advances in social systems theoretical analyses of moral communication. Design/methodology/approach An introduction to basic concepts and requirements for systems-theoretical approaches to morality...

... on the theory of social systems reveals that organizations fill a gap which the decline of morality as an integrative success medium created. Design/methodology/approach The paper develops a conceptual framework focusing on the theory of media within Luhmann’s theory of social systems as a point...

... literature on moral communication and disciplinary apparatuses in a functionally differentiated society. It combines Luhmannian and Foucauldian theories to further the understanding of social system complexity. The paper draws on the work of Niklas Luhmann, Michel Foucault and others to explore...

... this imperviance and identify ways to move forward. Design/methodology/approach The paper brings together the insights from the burgeoning science of conceptual systems as well as selected ideas from the moral philosophies of Niklas Luhmann and Jürgen Habermas. The science of conceptual systems is utilized...