Niklas Luhmann

Thinkers1927 to 1998Sociologist

Works

  • Kommunikation mit Zettelkästen: Ein Erfahrungsbericht, 1981

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Known for

A systems theorist at Bielefeld University, he kept a slip box of numbered, cross-referenced notes for decades and described it in this essay as a partner in communication: notes are filed by number, linked to related notes, and found through an index, so new connections surface as the collection grows.

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