Quotes from Niklas Luhmann

The work of art is an ostentatiously improbable occurrence.

Humans cannot communicate; not even their brains can communicate; not even their conscious minds can communicate. Only communication can communicate.

Humans cannot communicate; not even their brains can communicate; not even their conscious minds can communicate. Only communication can communicate.

Menschen können nicht kommunizieren, nicht einmal ihre Gehirne können kommunizieren, nicht einmal das Bewußtsein kann kommunizieren. Nur die Kommunikation kann kommunizieren.

Communication is improbable.

What are we to do with what we have written down? Certainly at first, we will produce mostly garbage. But we have been educated to expect something useful from our activities, and soon lose confidence if nothing useful seems to result. We should therefore reflect on whether and how we arrange our notes so they are available for later access.

Was wir über unsere Gesellschaft, ja über die Welt, in der wir leben, wissen, wissen wir durch die Massenmedien

Since it has no boundaries, the world is not a system.

A própria sincera, ao expressar-se, torna-se insincera.

Only communication can communicate

La confianza refleja la contingencia. La esperanza elimina la contingencia.

Nunca me esfuerzo en hacer algo que no me apetezca. Si me atasco hago otra cosa.

No es posible pensar sistemáticamente sin escribir.