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| Reference system, philosophy: demarcated area with rules for the creating of symbols and their manipulation. The system allows the localization of a statement within this frame. See also frame, localization, reference, reference class, domains, interpretation, theories._____________Annotation: The above characterizations of concepts are neither definitions nor exhausting presentations of problems related to them. Instead, they are intended to give a short introduction to the contributions below. – Lexicon of Arguments. | |||
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Gregory Bateson on Reference Systems - Dictionary of Arguments
I 252 Frame of reference/reference system/framework/psychology/Bateson: the concept of a reference frame is related to the concept of context. >Context. I 254 a) Exclusive psychological frameworks: exclude certain topics (messages or meaningful actions). b) Including psychological frameworks: this exclusion includes other issues. Psychology - in contrast to set theory - has to make this distinction in order to be able to direct attention either to the inner or outer area. >Figure/Background. Framework: however, the introduction of frameworks accelerates the emergence of paradoxes. >Frames, >Frame-Theories, >Paradoxes._____________Explanation of symbols: Roman numerals indicate the source, arabic numerals indicate the page number. The corresponding books are indicated on the right hand side. ((s)…): Comment by the sender of the contribution. Translations: Dictionary of Arguments The note [Concept/Author], [Author1]Vs[Author2] or [Author]Vs[term] resp. "problem:"/"solution:", "old:"/"new:" and "thesis:" is an addition from the Dictionary of Arguments. If a German edition is specified, the page numbers refer to this edition. |
Bt I G. Bateson Steps to an Ecology of Mind, Collected Essays in Anthropology, Psychiatry, Evolution, and Epistemology, San Francisco 1972 German Edition: Ökologie des Geistes. Anthropologische, psychologische, biologische und epistemologische Perspektiven Frankfurt 1985 |
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