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别名:心智
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- 年代:2011 / 美国,加拿大 / Nora,Bateson
- 导演:Nora Bateson
- 国家/地区:美国,加拿大
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时长:120分钟
- 语言/字幕:国语对白 中文字幕
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年代:2011
- 更新时间:2024-04-18 14:38:36
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Adaughter'slovingfilmportraitofoneofthe20thcentury…
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
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