In Chekhov’s comedy Ivanoff (sometimes written as Ivanov), revised and first performed in St. Petersburg in 1889, Chekhov explores the … More
Category: Double Contingency
Eudora Welty and Double Contingency
Eudora Welty’s central theme in all of her work might be the separation that lies between human minds. One person … More
Stratification, functional differentiation, and double contingency
I’ve written a lot about expectations on this blog because they are central to Luhmann’s theoretical work. For instance, memory … More
The Intentional Fallacy and Social Systems
The Encyclopedia Britannica offers the following definition of intentional fallacy: Intentional fallacy, term used in 20th-century literary criticism to describe the problem inherent in trying … More
What Is Holding Societies Together?
We can only think in terms society falling apart if we start with the assumption that society is a whole … More
Social Order?
If we agree that societies are not grounded in basic norms or shared values–or that there is no meta-level that … More
