"This whole process can be compared to the bed which a river cuts into the surface of the earth. The channel is formed by the water, but the river banks also control the direction of flow, so that a system of interaction is established in which cause and effect can no longer be isolated. Stimulus and response are thus welded into a unit; this unit we shall refer to as "value." Values are therefore, so to speak, simply preferred channels of communication or relatedness." excerpt from the book Communication: The Social Matrix of Psychiatry, Bateson & Reusch 1951. Yes, the metaphor of "river" in your dissertation has been around for a long time. Congratulations on your PhD. and I loved your defense/presentation. I hope I can have the pleasure of reading your dissertation someday. Take care, Brian Milliken
"This whole process can be compared to the bed which
a river cuts into the surface of the earth. The channel is formed by the water, but the river banks also control the direction of flow, so that a system of interaction is established in which cause and effect can no longer be isolated. Stimulus and response are
thus welded into a unit; this unit we shall refer to as "value." Values are therefore, so to speak, simply preferred channels of communication or relatedness." excerpt from the book Communication: The Social Matrix of Psychiatry, Bateson & Reusch 1951.
Yes, the metaphor of "river" in your dissertation has been around for a long time. Congratulations on your PhD. and I loved your defense/presentation. I hope I can have the pleasure of reading your dissertation someday. Take care, Brian Milliken