Gregory Bateson (1904-1980) était un anthropologue, linguiste, épistémologue et cybernéticien britannique naturalisé américain.
Il a travaillé dans différents domaines, allant de l’anthropologie à la biologie, en passant par la psychiatrie, la théorie de l’information et la communication.
Bateson est surtout connu pour ses travaux sur les systèmes, la communication, l’écologie de l’esprit et la cybernétique.
Il a publié plusieurs ouvrages majeurs, notamment « Steps to an Ecology of Mind » (1972) et « Mind and Nature » (1979).
Bateson a également été connu pour son charisme et sa capacité à poser des questions étonnantes et mystérieuses qui ont permis de stimuler la réflexion de ses interlocuteurs [1][2][3][4].
[1] « Gregory Bateson (9 May 1904 – 4 July 1980) was an English anthropologist, social scientist, linguist, visual anthropologist, semiotician, and cyberneticist whose work intersected that of many other fields. His writings include Steps to an Ecology of Mind (1972) and Mind and Nature (1979). »
URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gregory_Bateson
[2] « Gregory Bateson was not only an outstanding scientist but also a highly original philosopher. He was very charismatic and, like a Zen master, he liked to jolt peoples minds by asking astonishing and seemingly mysterious questions. »
URL: https://batesoninstitute.org/gregory-bateson/
[3] « Gregory Bateson, (born May 9, 1904, Grantchester, Eng.—died July 4, 1980, San Francisco, Calif., U.S.), British-born U.S. anthropologist. Son of British biologist William Bateson, he studied anthropology at Cambridge University but soon thereafter moved to the U.S. »
URL: https://www.britannica.com/biography/Gregory-Bateson
[4] « Gregory Bateson (May 9, 1904 – July 4, 1980) was a British anthropologist, social scientist, linguist, semiotician and cyberneticist whose work intersected that of many other fields. Some of his most noted writings are to be found in his books, Steps to an Ecology of Mind (1972) and Mind and Nature (1980). »
URL: https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Gregory_Bateson
