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Contents
Lists the different parts and sections of the book, including:
Metalogues
Form and Pattern in Anthropology
Form and Pathology in Relationship
Biology and Evolution
Epistemology and Ecology
Crisis in the Ecology of Mind
Published Work of Gregory Bateson
Prefaces
1971 Preface by Mark Engel, discusses the book's central idea that we create the world we perceive.
Highlights the importance of being aware that reality is not necessarily as we believe it to be.
Addresses the dangers and possibilities of cultural mind change, and praises Gregory Bateson's thinking.
1987 Preface by Mary Catherine Bateson, reflects on the book's enduring relevance.
Discusses the increased accessibility of Gregory's thought and the growing familiarity with his ideas.
Emphasizes the importance of epistemology and holistic views.
Foreword
Gregory Bateson expresses gratitude to individuals and institutions for their support.
Mentions Margaret Mead, Warren McCulloch, Julian Bigelow, Frank Fremont-Smith, Norbert Wiener, John von Neumann, Evelyn Hutchinson, Jurgen Ruesch, John J. Prusmack, Bernard Siegel, Chester Barnard, Jay Haley, John Weakland, Bill Fry, Frank Fremont-Smith, Lois Bateson, John Lilly, Taylor Pryor, Vern Carroll, and Judith Van Slooten.
Acknowledges debts to Lamarck, William Blake, Samuel Butler, R. G. Collingwood, and William Bateson.
Explains the selection and arrangement of essays, covering anthropology, psychiatry, evolution, and epistemology.
Introduction: The Science of Mind and Order
Defines "ecology of mind" as a new way of thinking about ideas and minds.
Poses ecological questions about ideas: interaction, selection, economics, and stability.
Notes science explains order or pattern in the universe.
Context is key in behavioral sciences.
Details a diagram of scientific endeavor with columns for data, heuristic concepts, and fundamentals.