Niklas Luhmann Quotes on Politics
Niklas Luhmann was a German sociologist and one of the leading systems theorists of the twentieth century. This page collects quotes attributed to Niklas Luhmann on the topic of politics, drawn from across the philosopher's works.
Quotes
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Attributed to Niklas Luhmann:
“Society consists of communications, not of human beings.”
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Attributed to Niklas Luhmann:
“Systems reduce complexity by selecting from their environment.”
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Attributed to Niklas Luhmann:
“Trust is a strategy for the reduction of complexity.”
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Attributed to Niklas Luhmann:
“Modern society is functionally differentiated.”
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Attributed to Niklas Luhmann:
“Self-reference is the operating principle of social systems.”