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Introduction to Gregory Bateson's unique perspective on the relationship of humanity to the natural world.
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U N D E R S TA N D I N G
GREGORY BATESON
SUNY series in Environmental Philosophy and Ethics J. Baird Callicott and John van Buren, editors
UNDERSTANDING
GREGORY BATESON MIND, BEAUT Y, AND THE SACRED EARTH
NOEL G. CHARLTON
STATE UNIVERSIT Y OF NE W YORK PRESS
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Library of Congress of Cataloging-in-Publication Data Charlton, Noel G., 1932– Understanding Gregory Bateson : mind, beauty, and the sacred earth / Noel G. Charlton. p. cm. — (SUNY series in environmental philosophy and ethics) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978–0–7914–7451–8 (hardcover : alk. paper) ISBN 978–0–7914–7452–5 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. Human ecology—Study and teaching. 2. Human ecology—Philosophy. 3. Human ecology—Religious aspects. 4. Environmental ethics. 5. Bateson, Gregory, 1904–1980—Criticism and interpretation. I. Title. GF26 . C49 2008 304.2—dc22 200703340