Brundage V
Psychiatry. 1985 Feb;48(1):40-51. doi: 10.1080/00332747.1985.11024266.
In 1971 Gregory Bateson put forward an "entirely new epistemology," or view of the world, that he described as cybernetic. In a very influential article, which appeared in this journal, Bateson claimed that his cybernetic epistemology "coincides closely" with the epistemology of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), for which he claimed "the only outstanding record of success" in the treatment of alcoholism (1971, p. 310). However, Bateson's discussion of AA dealt with only four of the Twelve Steps of AA's program. Although the epistemology of cybernetics and AA congrue in some respects, they contradict each other in many others. Common ground is found in the ancient philosophical tradition of Stoicism. In Stoicism the contradictions between the two are sources for an ethics and psychology of great power. Stoicism offers the cybernetic epistemologist a solid base for theory. It offers the clinician who deals with chemical dependency practical insights into the process of recovery.
1971年，格雷戈里·贝特森提出了一种“全新的认识论”，即世界观，他将其描述为控制论的。在发表于本期刊的一篇极具影响力的文章中，贝特森声称他的控制论认识论“与匿名戒酒互助会（AA）的认识论‘紧密契合’”，他还称AA在治疗酗酒方面拥有“唯一卓越的成功记录”（1971年，第310页）。然而，贝特森对AA的讨论仅涉及AA项目十二步中的四步。尽管控制论和AA的认识论在某些方面是一致的，但在许多其他方面却相互矛盾。它们在古代斯多葛派哲学传统中找到了共同点。在斯多葛主义中，两者之间的矛盾是强大的伦理学和心理学的源泉。斯多葛主义为控制论认识论者提供了坚实的理论基础。它为处理化学成瘾问题的临床医生提供了关于康复过程的实用见解。
