On the book list list. In the great long ago three books tugged my mind
into systems thinking and continue to be useful: differently.
Gregory Bateson (1979) Mind & Nature a Necessary Unity. Dutton
In his time, Bateson was like McLuhan. Everyone thought he was saying
something really profound but few understood. These days as I see young
people digging McLuhan like an adventure comic perhaps Bateson will get
another look
Paul Watslavick (1974?) The Pragmatics of Human Communication
A different look at communicative behavior
G. Spenser Brown (1972) The Laws of Form. Julian Press
A calculus for self-reflective systems
-- David Patrick Ryan David@lglobal.com Toronto