Mind and Nature: A Necessary UnityRenowned for his contributions to anthropology, biology, and the social sciences, Bateson asserts that man must think as Nature does to live in harmony on the earth and, citing examples from the natural world, he maintains that biological evolution is a m |
Vanuit het boek
Resultaten 1-3 van 37
Pagina 137
It is conceivable that such systems would be able to recognize characteristics
similar to their own in other systems they might encounter. It is conceivable that
we may take the six criteria as criteria of life and may guess that any entity
exhibiting ...
It is conceivable that such systems would be able to recognize characteristics
similar to their own in other systems they might encounter. It is conceivable that
we may take the six criteria as criteria of life and may guess that any entity
exhibiting ...
Pagina 185
The old drawings of D'Arcy Thompson precisely separate two sorts of
communication within the organism itself. The drawings show that animals have
two sorts of characteristics: (a) They have relatively stable quasi- topological
patterns, which ...
The old drawings of D'Arcy Thompson precisely separate two sorts of
communication within the organism itself. The drawings show that animals have
two sorts of characteristics: (a) They have relatively stable quasi- topological
patterns, which ...
Pagina 239
It must acquire certain somatic characteristics by use, by disuse, by habit, by
hardship, and by nurture. These "acquired characteristics" must, however, never
be passed on to the offspring. They must not be directly incorporated into the
DNA.
It must acquire certain somatic characteristics by use, by disuse, by habit, by
hardship, and by nurture. These "acquired characteristics" must, however, never
be passed on to the offspring. They must not be directly incorporated into the
DNA.
Wat mensen zeggen - Een review schrijven
LibraryThing Review
Gebruikersrecensie - elenchus - LibraryThingIn previous readings of Bateson, not only Mind and Nature, I was left with an impression similar to that from primers on non-Euclidean geometries: fabulist structures from simple premises, but despite ... Volledige review lezen
LibraryThing Review
Gebruikersrecensie - plutarch - LibraryThingGregory Bateson is to be sipped, not devoured. The years to come will find his thoughts catalyzing the common human consciousness up over the precipice to its next plateau. Read Bateson for the meat ... Volledige review lezen
Inhoudsopgave
Every Schoolboy Knows | 23 |
Multiple Versions of the World | 69 |
Criteria of Mental Process | 95 |
Copyright | |
Overige edities - Alles weergeven
Veelvoorkomende woorden en zinsdelen
abstract action aggregate animal argue become behavior bilateral symmetry biological bithorax calibration called Chapter characteristics circuit coding combined complex components consciousness contains context contrast crab creatures criteria criterion daughter differentiation embryology energy environment epigenesis epistemology evolution evolutionary example experience explanation fact father formal gametes genes genetic change Gregory Bateson hierarchy homology human ideas individual interaction internal John Gribbin Lamarck Lamarckian learning logical typing look matter mental process messages midwife toad mind natural selection negentropy nuptial pads odd numbers partly pathways pattern which connects perception perhaps phenomena phenotype pieces precisely presuppositions problem propositions quantity question random relations relationship relevance resemblance Samuel Butler schismogenesis schoolboy self-corrective sense organ sequence side simple somatic change sort species spermatozoon step stochastic processes stochastic system surely switch symmetry tautology theory thought tion variable whole words