We need to look again at Bateson if we are going to deal with the ecological crisis, which is also a psychological and a social crisis as he saw so clearly. But this 'also' is part of the problem as it still implies clear separations between these fields which are later brought into proximity. Our thinking is more disconnected and hyper-specialised than ever, and no amount of 'interdisciplinarity' patches can cover over this fact.
"... until we can begin to even acknowledge that these patterns are there and that that’s where the pathologies lie we perpetually chase after one threat or another on a linear campaign to put out this fire and put out that fire and meanwhile the source itself is smoldering."
Thank you, Nora, that is exactly what I suggest in my proposal "A.S.A.P. - Proposal for the use of anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the atmosphere"
We need to look again at Bateson if we are going to deal with the ecological crisis, which is also a psychological and a social crisis as he saw so clearly. But this 'also' is part of the problem as it still implies clear separations between these fields which are later brought into proximity. Our thinking is more disconnected and hyper-specialised than ever, and no amount of 'interdisciplinarity' patches can cover over this fact.
ecopsychoanalysis 1 month ago
I can't wait until this film is available.
xenakis9 1 month ago
"... until we can begin to even acknowledge that these patterns are there and that that’s where the pathologies lie we perpetually chase after one threat or another on a linear campaign to put out this fire and put out that fire and meanwhile the source itself is smoldering."
Thank you, Nora, that is exactly what I suggest in my proposal "A.S.A.P. - Proposal for the use of anthropogenic greenhouse gases in the atmosphere"
1969KLG 4 months ago