유기체, 생태계, 사회: 시스템과 관계성

Relation was neglected by mechanistic theory, the commons were lost, and the objectivity of nature was highlighted. Relational theory emphasizes the restoration of the commons and coexistence with nature. A society cannot become a healthy society without properly maintaining relationships. ‘Functional differentiation’ provides an appropriate concept to explain and improve today’s social structure. The essential work to achieve ‘functional differentiation as a normative task’ is to consider ‘Relation as the foundation of the functional system.’ This is a necessary theoretical task to create a healthy society that strongly protects relationships. The relational worldview emphasizes the relationship between people and between people and nature. Before the actual operation of the functional system, important premises such as relationships between people and nature must be satisfied. In order for the functional system of society to be properly differentiated, it must be established that people and people, and people and nature, are connected and related to each other. Each functional system must accept demands from human dignity, human rights, public interest, and ecological preservation, and operate on the basis of relationships. I try to properly balance relational theory and functional theory. What is unique about my discussion of ‘Relation’ is that I try to accept ‘Relation theory’ at the level of normative systems theory. Relationships are accepted as the foundation of functional systems. This is very different from Luhmann’s system theory. I demand that public interests, such as the restoration of the commons, be fully established and operated in laws and institutions, taking into account the relationships between humans. Considering the relationship between humans and nature, we call for the establishment of laws and systems that contribute to nature’s self-regulatory power. The worldview that can deal with public interest and nature together is a relational worldview.