物理系统和哲学系统只能在同外界的关系中确立自己的地位和存在意义。社会系统则不然,它内部的自我交流过程既体现了社会系统的闭合性,也体现了系统内部独特的自我创生功能。在今天的全球化大趋势下,传统的民族国家已不能再被视为彼此独立的、自我封闭的社会系统,它们都在一个更大范围的交流中展现着各自的连接能力。所以,还存在着另一个社会——世界社会,即彼此网状化交流的整体视域、世界整体的系统。存在于单个功能系统中的不同的全球化趋势最终将聚合成一个整体画面。 Physical systems and philosophical systems can only establish their own status and existence in the relationship with the outside world. The social system is not, its internal process of self-communication not only reflects the social system closed, but also reflects the system’s unique self-creation function. Under today’s globalization trend, the traditional nation-state can no longer be regarded as an independent and self-enclosed social system, all of which are displaying their respective connecting capabilities in a wider range of exchanges. Therefore, there is another system of social-world society, that is, the whole field of networked communication with each other and the overall system of the world. The different globalization trends that exist in a single functional system will eventually converge into a single picture.