There is a strong tendency in explanatory prose to invoke quantities of tension, energy, and whatnot to explain the genesis of pattern. I believe that all such explanations are inappropriate or wrong.
Gregory BatesonAbout author
- Author's profession: Scientist
- Nationality: british
- Born: May 9, 1904
- Died: July 4, 1980
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