Abstract

BECERRA, Gastón. Luhmann’s Constructivist Epistemology. Programmatic Objectives, Discussion Contexts, and Philosophical Suppositions. Sociológica (Méx.) [online]. 2018, vol.33, n.95, pp.9-38. ISSN 2007-8358.

This article aims for a comprehensive, contextualized characterization of Niklas Luhmann’s constructivism. The analysis poses four questions: What is the objective of his constructivist inquiry? How is it linked to his sociological theory? How is it positioned vis-à-vis the different philosophical currents in constructivism? What distinguishes it in the broader discussion of constructivist epistemology? The interpretations offered here characterize Luhmann’s program as interested in cognitive theory; one that defends a social conception of knowledge that seeks to make it coherent; and based on the predominance of difference as the main guide for its approach. It is from these positions that the author dialogues with the specialized literature.

Keywords : epistemology; cognition; knowledge; constructivism; constructionism; Niklas Luhmann.

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