A Recursive Vision: Ecological Understanding and Gregory Bateson by Peter Harries-Jones ISBN 13: 9780802075918

University of Toronto Press. New. 1995. Softcover. 0802075916 . This specific softcover book is in new condition with a cover that has sharp edges and corners and has a tight binding. The pages are clean, crisp, unmarked and uncreased. We package all books in custom cardboard book boxes for shipment and ship daily with tracking numbers.; "Gregory Bateson was one of the most original social scientists of this century. He is widely known as author of key ideas used in family therapy - including the well-known condition called 'double bind'. He was also one of the most influential figures in cultural anthropology. In the decade before his death in 1980 Bateson turned toward a consideration of ecology. Standard ecology concentrates on an ecosystem's biomass and on energy budgets supporting life. Bateson came to the conclusion that understanding ecological organization requires a complete switch in scientific perspective. He reasoned that ecological phenomena must be explained… Read More

University of Toronto Press, Scholarly Publishing Division, 1995-06-15. Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!