Self and other in communication and cognition: the role of auto-communication and intersubjectivity in autopoiesis of psychic systems.
By referring to Niklas Luhmann's theory of self-referential systems, Aldo Mascareño (2008, submitted for publication) gives an account of system-environment interrelatedness, explaining how social and individual constitute each other through the process of communication and co-creation of meanings. Two possible extensions to his account are discussed. Firstly, auto-communication within the system that happens without any external reference needs to be taken into account while describing the existence and constant re-creation of psychic systems. Secondly, in order for the system and environment or two systems to communicate, an imagined and temporary intersubjectivity between the two needs to be assumed.
Märtsin
Mariann
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Department of Education, University of Bath, Bath, UK. M.Martsin@bath.ac.uk
D001364:Awareness; D003071:Cognition; D003142:Communication; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008960:Models, Psychological; D012931:Social Environment; D012938:Social Perception; D013561:Symbolism; D013850:Thinking