“Certain mysteries are for formal reasons impenetrable, and here is the vast darkness of the subject.”
Quote by Gregory Bateson
Work
Naven: A Survey of the Problems suggested by a Composite Picture of the Culture of a New Guinea Tribe drawn from Three Points of View
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Author
Gregory Bateson
Gregory Bateson was a prominent anthropologist whose research spanned across various fields such as culture, semiotics, systems theory, and cognitive science. His work has had a profound impact on interdisciplinary studies that followed. more
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