# Society Is an Organism Bound by Communication by Norbert Wiener > "The social system is an organization like the individual, bound together by a system of communication." > **— Norbert Wiener**, *Cybernetics (1948), excerpt candidate* Verification Status: Unverified — exact wording/source has not yet been independently confirmed against a primary source; source clue: Cybernetics (1948), excerpt candidate. ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Cyber-Physical Lessons from Imperial Beekeeping|Cyber-Physical Lessons from Imperial Beekeeping]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Next Interface Layer|The Next Interface Layer]] - **Article:** [[articles/A Systems-Diagnostic Framework for Planetary-Scale Computation|A Systems-Diagnostic Framework for Planetary-Scale Computation]] - **Wiki map:** [[wiki/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Norbert Wiener|Norbert Wiener]] - [[wiki/Cybernetics|Cybernetics]] - [[wiki/Cybernetic Control|Cybernetic Control]] - [[wiki/Control Loop|Control Loop]] - [[wiki/Control Theory|Control Theory]] - [[wiki/Neural Interface|Neural Interface]] ## Share on Social Media ``` "The social system is an organization like the individual, bound together by a system of communication." — Norbert Wiener, Cybernetics (1948), excerpt candidate https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-norbert-wiener-society-organism-bound-communication ```