![]() ![]() Only some of the conversations here presented achieve this double format. ![]() This conversation should be such that not only do the participants discuss the problem but the structure of the conversation as a whole is also relevant to the same subject. 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.ĭEFINITION: A metalogue is a conversation about some problematic subject. The book begins with a series of metalogues, which take the form of conversations with his daughter Mary Catherine Bateson. It was originally published by Chandler Publishing Company in 1972 (republished 2000 with foreword by Mary Catherine Bateson). Subject matter includes essays on anthropology, cybernetics, psychiatry, and epistemology. Steps to an Ecology of Mind is a collection of Gregory Bateson's short works over his long and varied career. ![]()
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