"Humans cannot communicate; not even their brains can communicate; not even their conscious minds can communicate. Only communication can communicate."
— Niklas Luhmann

January 1, 1970

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Luhmann (1988) "How can the mind participate in communication" In: Hans Ulrich Gumbrecht et all. (Ed.) Materialities of Communication. p. 371 (link).