Quote by: Gregory Bateson

There is a strong tendency in explanatory prose to invoke quantities of tension, energy, and whatnot to explain the genesis of pattern. I believe that all such explanations are inappropriate or wrong.


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  • NameGregory Bateson
  • DescriptionEnglish anthropologist, social scientist, linguist, visual anthropologist, semiotician and cyberneticist
  • BornMay 9, 1904
  • DiedJune 11, 1980
  • CountryUnited Kingdom; United States Of America
  • ProfessionAnthropologist; Philosopher
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship