Niklas Luhmann Professions : Sociologist Born : December 8, 1927 Died : November 6, 1998 Browse All Authors Top 3 quotes by Niklas Luhmann Humans cannot communicate; not even their brains can communicate; not even their conscious minds can communicate. Only communication can communicate. Niklas Luhmann communication mind brain Reality is what one does not perceive when one perceives it. Niklas Luhmann perceive doe reality The work of art is an ostentatiously improbable occurrence. Niklas Luhmann art-is works-of-art art Similar Authors Bruno Latour sociologist Alice S Rossi sociologist Beatrice Webb sociologist Immanuel Wallerstein sociologist Barrington Moore, Jr. sociologist Hubert M. Blalock sociologist All Authors