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Mary Catherine Bateson

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December 08, 1939

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Mary Catherine Bateson (born December 8, 1939) is an American writer and cultural anthropologist.

A graduate of the Brearley School, Bateson is the daughter of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson.

Bateson is a noted author in her field with many published monographs. Among Bateson's books is With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson, a recounting of her upbringing by two famous parents. She has taught at Harvard, Amherst, and George Mason University, among others.

Mary Catherine Bateson is a fellow of the International Leadership Forum and was president of the Institute for Intercultural Studies in New York until 2010.

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Average rating: 3.81 · 1,625 ratings · 251 reviews · 25 distinct works • Similar authors

	Composing a Life 3.75 avg rating — 868 ratings — published 1989 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom by Mary Catherine Bateson, Sevanne Martin (Narrator), Sevanne Kassarjian (Narrator) 3.62 avg rating — 238 ratings — published 2010 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	With a Daughter's Eye: A Memoir of Margaret Mead and Gregory Bateson 3.91 avg rating — 171 ratings — published 1984 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peripheral Visions: Learning Along the Way 3.97 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Full Circles, Overlapping Lives: A New Vision of Identity and Connection in Our 3.81 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 2000 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Willing to Learn: Passages of Personal Discovery 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2004	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Arabic Language Handbook 2.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2003 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Como yo los veía. Margaret Mead y Gregory Bateson recordados por su hija it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1984 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Future of the Western Hemisphere by Mary Catherine Bateson, Orio Giarini, Herman E. Daly it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2010	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thinking AIDS: The Social Response to the Biological Threat by Mary Catherine Bateson, Richard A. Goldsby really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1988 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“We are not what we know but what we are willing to learn.”
― MARY CATHERINE BATESON

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“The timing of death, like the ending of a story, gives a changed meaning to what preceded it.”
― Mary Catherine Bateson

tags: death, timing

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“The critical question about regret is whether experience led to growth and new learning. Some people seem to keep on making the same mistakes, while others at least make new ones. Regret and remorse can be either paralyzing or inspiring. [p. 199]”
― Mary Catherine Bateson, Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom

tags: regret

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