One of the best-known early theories by Niklas Luhmann is his theory of trust. In his book, Vertrauen (1968), Luhmann presented his basic theses about trust. The function of trust is to reconstruct or to reduce the growing complexity of society.
Author: clclark563
I am a lecturer in the English department at the University of Wisconsin--La Crosse.
US Dept of Justice versus Apple: The Law and the Economy as Autonomous Systems
I’ve been thinking about the controversy between Apple and the US Department of Justice. The first thing to recognize is that when a state, which
“Soylent Green is People!” But society isn’t.
I hope someone other than me will get that 1973 pop cultural reference. Anyway, to elaborate on some earlier blog posts, if we start with the premise that society is
Cultural Memory and Expectational Structures
What is the connection between cultural values (norms, expectational structures) and collective memory? Memory does not operate as a storage container. Rather, memory is an
Luhmann, Lacan, and the Cult Leader/Sovereign
Donald Trump is a lot like a cult leader, not so different from Jim Jones. No matter what he does, his devotees will follow him.
Interconnection and Autonomy
Originally posted on Precipitate Flux:
a personal note I have long disliked and had an intense aversion to telephone calls. Like televisions transmitting in shared…
