Gregory Bateson (1904–80) was (and remains) one of the most important of the cyberneticists and systems theory thinkers who have made the development of action research possible. This entry presents a brief review of Bateson's early history and educational background, followed by a discussion of his work in the area of cybernetics and the connections between ...

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