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Category Archives: Gregory Bateson

Metalogue 6: Why a swan?

Posted on April 25, 2013 by Finn Jackson — 2 Comments ↓

In this metalogue, Bateson and his daughter talk about the meanings evoked by dance. This tells us something about what it takes to build a strong brand. Unfortunately, if we Continue Reading →

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Metalogue 5: Why do things have outlines?

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

This metalogue talks about why we give things an outline when we draw them, and then moves on to the idea of whether you can give an outline to something Continue Reading →

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Metalogue 4: How much do you know?

Posted on April 22, 2013 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

In this metalogue the daughter asks her father: “Daddy, how much do you know?” Bateson calculates that since his brain weighs about two pounds (1kg), and he uses it at Continue Reading →

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Metalogue 3: About games and being serious

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

This third metalogue begins with the question, “Daddy, are these conversations serious?… Or are they a sort of game that you play with me?” It is an opportunity for Bateson Continue Reading →

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Metalogue 2: Why do Frenchmen?

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

In this metalogue the daughter asks her father: “Daddy, why do Frenchmen wave their arms about?” This metalogue is a discussion about body language.

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Metalogue 1: “Why do things get in a muddle?”

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Finn Jackson — Leave a reply

If we want to develop new levels of thinking, as the Victorians had to develop new levels of understanding before they could tackle cholera, then there is no better place to Continue Reading →

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