Steps to an Ecology of Mind
1972 book by Gregory Bateson / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Steps to an Ecology of Mind is a collection of Gregory Bateson's short works over his long and varied career. Subject matter includes essays on anthropology, cybernetics, psychiatry, and epistemology. It was originally published by Ballantine Books in 1972 (republished 2000 with foreword by Mary Catherine Bateson).[1]
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Author | Gregory Bateson |
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Subject | Anthropology, Cybernetics |
Publisher | Chandler Publishing Company |
Publication date | 1972 |
Pages | 542 |
ISBN | 0-226-03905-6 |
OCLC | 42309905 |
The book begins with a series of metalogues, which take the form of conversations with his daughter Mary Catherine Bateson. The metalogues are mostly thought exercises with titles such as "What is an Instinct" and "How Much Do You Know." In the metalogues, the playful dialectic structure itself is closely related to the subject matter of the piece.