Gregory Bateson vs. Bertrand Russell
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Gregory Bateson
1904 – 1980
Science
United Kingdom
Gregory Bateson 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).
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"It is, I claim, nonsense to say that it does not matter which individual man acted as the nucleus for the change. It is precisely this that makes history unpred…"
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Bertrand Russell
1872 – 1970
Philosophy
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Analytic philosophy
British philosopher, logician, and social critic.
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"To fear love is to fear life, and those who fear life are already 3-parts dead."
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Connections
Bertrand Russell was influenced by Gregory Bateson
Shared era: 1904 – 1970
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