While Luhmann’s concept of Structural Coupling does connect minds and society, the concept of Operational Closure still subverts a traditional idealistic assumption and aspiration that is almost considered common sense even until today, namely that society either is or ought to be guided by human reason.
Social institutions are still often conceived of as grounded in human Ideas.
The law, for instance, can be understood as the result of the human endeavour to make society more just; similarly, the academic system can be understood as a social manifestation of the human desire for knowledge.
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MOELLER, Hans-Georg and D’AMBROSIO, Paul J., 2019. Sincerity, authenticity and profilicity: Notes on the problem, a vocabulary and a history of identity. Philosophy & Social Criticism. 1 June 2019. Vol. 45, no. 5, p. 575–596. DOI 10.1177/0191453718799801.
> **Institutions** are arrangements for making Decisions that affect more than one person. This multi-stakeholder decision making can be called Governance. Ostrom became particularly interested in how people have governed shared yet limited resources such as forests, fisheries, water, and grassland for grazing. She also became a commentator on fads and oversimplifications that led to poor decision making for future generations.
Organizations deserve more attention than they have been receiving, and above all: attention in a different way. ⇒ Participation
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Institution | ɪnstituˈt͜si̯oːn | feminine noun Gen. Institution Pl. Institutionen (also figurative) institution institution | BrE ˌɪnstɪˈtjuːʃn, AmE ˌɪnstəˈtuʃən | noun 1 (instituting) Einführung (Fem.) 2 (law, custom) Institution (Fem.) 3 (informal) (familiar object) Institution (Fem.) ▸ become an institution zur Institution werden ▸ he's one of the institutions of the place er gehört dort/hier schon zum Inventar (humorous) 4 (institute) Heim (Neutr.) Anstalt (Fem.) ▸ charitable/educational institution Wohltätigkeitseinrichtung/Erziehungsanstalt (Fem.)