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Mary Catherine Bateson is an American writer renowned for her research on culture, society, and anthropology. Born on December 8, 1939, she is the daughter of Claude L. Bateson, a prominent sociologist. Her work often explores complex social phenomena, emphasizing interdisciplinary approaches and creative thinking.

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Famous Mary Catherine Bateson Quotes

“A glad welcome to this affirmation by a group of psychologists that the self does not stop at the skin nor even with the circle of human relationships but is interwoven with the lives of trees and animals and soil; that caring for the deepest needs of persons and caring for our threatened planet are not in conflict.”

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Author:Mary Catherine Bateson

“Human beings tend to regard the conventions of their own societies as natural, often as sacred.”

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Book:Composing a Life

Source: Composing a Life

“The human species thinks in metaphors and learns through stories.”

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“Human beings do not eat nutrients, they eat food.”

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Book:With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson

Source: With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson

“Caring can be learned by all human beings, can be worked into the design of every life, meeting an individual need as well as a pervasive need in society.”

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Book:Composing a Life

Source: Composing a Life

“The Christian tradition was passed on to me as a great rich mixture, a bouillabaisse of human imagination and wonder brewed from the richness of individual lives.”

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Book:With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson

Source: With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson

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Born: December 8, 1939
Known for: Writer
Quotes: 56

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Composing a LifeRelated source material

Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active WisdomRelated source material

With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory BatesonRelated source material

Willing to Learn: Passages of Personal DiscoveryRelated source material

Angels fear: towards an epistemology of the sacredRelated source material

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