tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post8084090301279314780..comments2023-12-21T07:05:42.464-05:00Comments on Erik's Choice: Gregory Bateson: No One Is An IslandErik Donald Francehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-38498884779110910832010-02-03T17:48:34.268-05:002010-02-03T17:48:34.268-05:00Patti, thanks -- that's sweet ;->Patti, thanks -- that's sweet ;->Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-1160233326334659662010-02-02T13:09:18.356-05:002010-02-02T13:09:18.356-05:00Your Dad must be proud to have such a bright son, ...Your Dad must be proud to have such a bright son, someone who give things a lot of thought. He did well. Happy Birthday to him.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-23324154894738981732010-02-02T12:56:14.997-05:002010-02-02T12:56:14.997-05:00WM/Mark -- very funny ;-> Charles, I guess it d...WM/Mark -- very funny ;-> Charles, I guess it depends on the persepctive. Bateson seems to be emphasizing the interrelationship aspect. Maybe aggressiveness is more important to the greater population as part of a system than it is as a stand alone -- I don't know. But it makes sense as a context for putting psychopaths in a contained setting not able to damage fellow human beings, for instance.Erik Donald Francehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02332500850365598564noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-79423659996027980832010-02-02T09:15:55.167-05:002010-02-02T09:15:55.167-05:00Hum, I'm not sure about some of that. I'm...Hum, I'm not sure about some of that. I'm coming more from a biological perspective. For example, aggressiveness clearly happens within a single individual it appears to me. But worth some thoughts.Charles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22752109.post-21184817490145304632010-02-02T06:57:06.367-05:002010-02-02T06:57:06.367-05:00Happy Birthday to you Don. May you see many more n...Happy Birthday to you Don. May you see many more non spatial timeless relationships to birthdays not yet celebrated.the walking manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10058913927297370740noreply@blogger.com