The cybernetics of 'self': a theory of alcoholism - Gregory Bateson

Authors

  • Letícia Cesarino Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8034.2019v21n1p258

Abstract

Translation of Gregory Bateson, "The cybernetics of 'self': a theory of alcoholism"

In this popular text originally published in the 1971, Gregory Bateson puts forth a “cybernetic explanation” for the efficacy of Alcoholics Anonymous’ methodology. Along the way, it offers a complex and original theory for the formation of the “self ” in Western cultur

Author Biography

Letícia Cesarino, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, UFSC

Doutora em Antropologia Social, Professora da Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina

Published

2019-10-07

How to Cite

CESARINO, Letícia. The cybernetics of ’self’: a theory of alcoholism - Gregory Bateson. Ilha Revista de Antropologia, Florianópolis, v. 21, n. 1, p. 258–290, 2019. DOI: 10.5007/2175-8034.2019v21n1p258. Disponível em: https://periodicos.ufsc.br/index.php/ilha/article/view/2175-8034.2019v21n1p258. Acesso em: 7 mar. 2026.

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Translation