Abstract

This chapter presents the results of Gregory Bateson’s preliminary studies of relational communication among octopus, in particular Octopus bimaculatus and Octopus bimaculoides, as presented in several grant applications which failed to find funding. It may be of interest to the world of octopus research, and it bears specifically on Bateson’s ideas of conflict and peacemaking. He felt that research on such topics should always include a natural history component rather than being based solely on mathematical theories such as von Neumann’s Theory of Games.

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