To think straight, it is advisable to expect all qualities and attributes, adjectives, and so on to refer to at least two sets of interactions in time. Gregory Bateson adjectiveadvisableattribute Change image and share on social
It is, I claim, nonsense to say that it does not matter which individual man acted as the nucleus for the change. It is precisely this that makes history unpredictable into the future. Gregory Bateson actchangeclaim Change image and share on social
If we pursue this matter further, we shall be told that the stable object is unchanging under the impact or stress of some particular external or internal variable or, perhaps, that it resists the passage of time. Gregory Bateson externalimpactinternal share on social
Logic is a poor model of cause and effect. Gregory Bateson effectlogicmodel Change image and share on social
Every move we make in fear of the next war in fact hastens it. Gregory Bateson factfearhasten Change image and share on social
But epistemology is always and inevitably personal. The point of the probe is always in the heart of the explorer: What is my answer to the question of the nature of knowing? Gregory Bateson answerepistemologyexplorer Change image and share on social
It is to the Riddle of the Sphinx that I have devoted fifty years of professional life as an anthropologist. Gregory Bateson anthropologistdevotefifty Change image and share on social
Science, like art, religion, commerce, warfare, and even sleep, is based on presuppositions. Gregory Bateson artbasecommerce Change image and share on social
It is of first-class importance that our answer to the Riddle of the Sphinx should be in step with how we conduct our civilisation, and this should in turn be in step with the actual workings of living systems. Gregory Bateson actualanswercivilisation share on social
