Mind and Nature: A Necessary UnityBantam Books, 1988 - 255 pagina's A celebratory trade paper edition of a mass market classic of contemporary thought in which Bateson exhorts us to learn to "think as Nature thinks" if we are to live in harmony on this planet. |
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... creatures variously know , I included " how to grow into five - way symmetry , " " how to survive a forest fire ... creatures with almost miraculous knowledges and skills . Above all , I included " how to evolve , " because it seemed to ...
... creatures variously know , I included " how to grow into five - way symmetry , " " how to survive a forest fire ... creatures with almost miraculous knowledges and skills . Above all , I included " how to evolve , " because it seemed to ...
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... creatures . A simple case is that of the palms , which do not adjust their girth to compensate for their height . An oak tree has growing tissue ( cambium ) between its wood , and its bark grows in length and width throughout its life ...
... creatures . A simple case is that of the palms , which do not adjust their girth to compensate for their height . An oak tree has growing tissue ( cambium ) between its wood , and its bark grows in length and width throughout its life ...
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... creatures ( even plants ? ) and the mental systems behind the senses ( i.e. , those parts of the mental systems inside the creatures ) can only operate with events , which we can call changes . The unchanging is imperceptible unless we ...
... creatures ( even plants ? ) and the mental systems behind the senses ( i.e. , those parts of the mental systems inside the creatures ) can only operate with events , which we can call changes . The unchanging is imperceptible unless we ...
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II | 12 |
Multiple Versions of the World | 69 |
IV | 95 |
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