简介：Adaughter'slovingfilmportraitofoneofthe20thcentury'smostinfluentialthinkers,GregoryBateson,anthropologist,systemstheoristandecologist. ANECOLOGYOFMINDisaportraitofGregoryBateson,celebratedanthropologist,philosopher,author,naturalist,andsystemstheorist.Hisstoryislovinglytoldbyhisyoungestdaughter,Nora,withfootagefromGregory'sownfilmsshotinthe1930swithhiswifeMargaretMeadinBaliandNewGuinea,alongwithphotographs,filmedlectures,andinterviews. GregoryBatesonwasamanwhostudiedtheinterrelationshipsofthecomplexsystemsweliveinwithscientificrigorandenormousintegrity.Histheories,suchas"thedoublebind"and"thepatternwhichconnects",continuetoimpactthefieldsofanthropology,psychiatry,informationscience,cybernetics,urbanplanning,biology,andecology,challengingpeopletothinkinnewways. Throughthisfilm,NoraBatesonsetsouttoshowthathisideasarenotjustfodderforacademictheory,butcanhelpinstructawayoflife.Shepresentshisthinkingusingarichlypersonalperspective,focusingonthestoriesBatesonusedtopresenthisideasandhowthebeautyoflifeitselfprovidedtheframeworkofhislife'spursuits. Hopingtoinspireitsaudiencetoseetheirliveswithinalargersystem,glisteningwithsymmetry,play,andmetaphor,ANECOLOGYOFMINDisaninvitationtoaskthekindsofquestionsthatcouldhelpthreadtheworldbacktogetherfromtheinside. 【Reviews】 "Studentsofbiology,science,sciencehistory,ororganizationaltheorywilldelightindiscoveringthisinfluentialthinkerandAnEcologyofMindisagreatintroduction...Iamrecommendingitasa'must-see'forallcommunitycollege,collegeandgraduateschoolscience,scienceeducationandsciencehistorystudents,aswellasscientistsandeducatorswhoareinterestedinaveryancientandcompletelymodernproblem:understandingthebehaviorsofcomplexsystems." RobertaBatorsky,MiddlesexCountyCollegeandRowanUniversity,AmericanBiologyTeacherMagazine "EdwinLandsaidthatpeoplewhoseemtohavehadanewideahaveoftenjuststoppedhavinganoldidea.GregoryBatesontaughtushowtostophavingthemostfundamentaloldideas--thestatic,separating,reductionistfictionsthatdisintegrateanintegratedworld.NoraBateson'sbeautifulportraitofherfather'skeyinsightsisastunninglyeffectiveantidoteforanewgenerationthatnowneedshiswisdommorethanever." AmoryB.Lovins,ChairmanandChiefScientist,RockyMountainInstitute,Author,LettheMountainsTalk,LettheRiversRun:ACalltoSavetheEarth "Abrilliantfilmaboutabrilliantthinker...Bateson'sideasarenotonlystillrelevanttoday,theyhavebecomeevenmoresoastheglobalworldfaceschallengesofhowtobringsystemsthinkingtobearonsolutions...IwasastudentofBateson'sinthelate1970swhilehewasascholarinresidenceattheLindisfarneFoundationandwasfinishinghisseminalbook,MindandNature.Theexperiencewasextraordinary.ThisfilmistheonlyoneIknowofthatexploresthefullrangeofthoughtandhumanityofGregoryBateson,agiantintheworldofsystemsthinking.IthinkAnEcologyofMindwouldbeexcellentinsmallclassroomorseminarsituationsinwhichitsshowingcouldbefollowedbyfreediscussion,becausethefilmworksbestingeneratingideas." TylerVolk,ProfessorofBiologyandEnvironmentalStudies,NewYorkUniversity,Author,MetapatternsAcrossSpace,Time,andMind "CombiningrarefootagefromBateson'slecturesandinterviewswithaveritablewho'swhoofthinkersinfluencedbyhisthought,thisisanintimateandaccessibleportraitofoneofthemostoriginalandcreativeinterdisciplinarythinkersofthe20thcentury.Fromecologytoinformationsystems,Batesonshowshowthecentralquestionisnot'Whatisitmadeof?'butrather'Whatisitspattern?'.ToborrowafamousremarkaboutJamesJoyce,wearestilllearningtobeGregoryBateson'scontemporaries.Let'shopewearefastlearners." CaryWolfe,ProfessorofEnglish,RiceUniversity,Author,CriticalEnvironments:PostmodernTheoryandthePragmaticsofthe'Outside,'andWhatIsPosthumanism? "AnEcologyofMindisatenderandpoeticportrayalnotonlyofoneofthemostprovocativethinkersofthelastcenturybutalsoofavividrelationshipbetweenadaughterandfather.It'sanintroductiontoGregoryBateson'swisestthoughts,aproductofalifetimeofinnovativeresearch,centeringontheissueofhowwe(humans)thinkandlearnanddoresearch.Iimagineitbeingshowninaclassroom...followedbysearchingdiscussions." HildredGeertz,ProfessorEmeritus,DepartmentofAnthropology,PrincetonUniversity,Author,ImagesofPower:BalinesePaintingsmadeforGregoryBatesonandMargaretMead "Averyattractive,wellmadefilmwhichwillarouseinterestintheworkofGregoryBateson.StudentswhohavenotheardofBateson'sworkwillfindthefilmahelpfulintroductiontosomeofhisbasicideas.Peoplewithaholisticperspectivewhohavestruggledwiththeobject-orientedcategoriesofcurrentacademicfieldswillfindsupportfortheirviewsandencouragementnottosuccumbtotheperceptualbiasesofthemajority.ThegeneralpublicwillfindanEasternstyleofthoughtarticulatedbyaWesternscientist.Peopleconcernedabouttheimpactsofhumanbeingsontheenvironmentwillfindbothananalyticandspiritualadviser...AnEcologyofMindisalovingtributetoareveredfatherandteacher." StuartUmpleby,Professor,DepartmentofManagement,Director,ResearchPrograminSocialandOrganizationalLearning,TheGeorgeWashingtonUniversity,AssociateEditor,JournalofCyberneticsandSystems "GregoryBatesonrevolutionizedourunderstandingofthedynamicrelationshipsin(andbetween)ourhumanconsciousness,ourcommunitiesandsocieties,andourecologicalsystems.Hisworkstillchallengesandinformsusaswecreatenewpathwaystowardhealthandresilienceinourlives,andinourworld.AnEcologyofMindisthefirstdocumentaryfilmtoexplorethelifeandinnovativeideasofthisessentialthinker.Throughthisdeeplythought-provokingfilm,wefollowBatesononhisremarkablejourneytowardinsight.Wediscoverhowhisownlifeexperienceledhimtocomprehendthepatternsinourreality.Bateson'sworkremainsindispensibleaswecometotermswithourresponsibilitiestofuturegenerationsandtothelargercommunityoflife." Dr.CurtMeine,Director,ConservationBiologyandHistory,CenterforHumansandNature,Author,CorrectionLines:EssaysonLand,Leopold,andConservation "ThisdocumentarykindlesthespiritofGregoryBateson,andguidesyouontwofascinatingjourneys:Oneofadaughter'sefforttounderstandherfatherwhodiedbeforehecouldtellhereverythingsheyearnedtoknow,andtheotherthroughtheideasthatGregoryBatesondevelopedforustounderstandourselvesinthelargerecologytowhichwecontribute.Gregorywasananthropologist,naturalist,cybernetician,andphilosopherwhoneverreturnedtowherehecamefrom,restlesslysearchingtoexpandtheboundariesofourthinkingandactinginaworldinwhicheverythingisconnectedtoeverythingelse.Thedocumentarycontinuestheconversationhestartedamongfriendsandacquaintanceswhoseliveshetouched." KlausKrippendorff,ProfessorforCybernetics,LanguageandCulture,UniversityofPennsylvania,Author,OnCommunicating:Otherness,Meaning,andInformation "NoraBatesoncombinesimaginativegraphicswithfascinatingdocumentaryfootageandilluminatinginterviewstopresentherfather'sintellectuallegacyagainstthebackdropofhisrelationshipwithhisyoungestchild,thefilmmakerherself.ThisuniquedocumentarywillbeaninvaluableresourcetothemanywhohavedrawnonGregoryBateson'sideas--myselfincluded--andtothoseforwhomthiswillbeanenlighteningintroduction." DeborahTannen,ProfessorofLinguistics,GeorgetownUniversity,Author,YouJustDon'tUnderstand "NoraBateson'simtimateportraitofherfatherallowsustodelightinhisdelight,tosharehisinfectiousloveforthinkingandbeing.ItisthemostenjoyablewayIknowtogetadoseofthesystemsthinkingthatoursocietysosorelyneeds." DorionSagen,Author,TheSciencesofAvatar:FromAnthropologytoXenology,Co-Author,UpFromDragons:TheEvolutionofHumanIntelligence "AnEcologyofMindisaspell-binding,lyrical,andveryimportantfilmaboutGregoryBatesonandhisrevolutionaryideasthathelpedlaunchthemodernecologymovement...Inthe1960sand1970s,Batesonbecameamentortostudents,seasonedacademics,andenvironmentalists,providingthelanguageandinsightsthatlinkedecologytogeneralsystems,psychology,sociology,epistemology,andbroadtheoriesofscience.Alongtheway,Batesonconceivedandilluminatedsomeofthemostsignificantideasoftheera:cybernetics,double-bind,changeability,andthepatternthatconnects.Thefilmeffectivelyconveysthebreadth,depth,rigor,anddynamismofGregoryBateson'scontributionstoscienceandhumanity." RexWeyler,Co-founder,GreenpeaceInternational "Alovingtributetoamanwhoshapedthelifeofthefilmmakerand,morethanmostofusrealize,shapedallofourlives.Hemaynotappearinthepantheonofmostyoungeranthropologists,buthisworkwasalmostalwaysprecociousandindicatedhowanthropologycouldactuallycontributebeyondthenarrowconfinesoftheanthropologydepartment...Suitableforcollegecoursesinculturalanthropologyandhistory/theoryofanthropology,aswellasgeneralaudiences." JackDavidEller,CommunityCollegeofDenver,AnthropologyReviewDatabase "Highlyrecommended...Encourage[s]viewerstoexpandourtypicalperspectivesandexerciseourbrainsinaholisticmanner...Agreatmind-openerthatwouldbeavaluableresourceforavarietyofcollegelevelcoursediscussions,aswellasfortheintellectuallyambitiousgeneralviewer." RueMcKenzie,UniversityofSouthFlorida,EducationalMediaReviewsOnline…