Composing a Further Life: Mary Catherine Bateson by William Cole-Kiernan

Mary Catherine Bateson

Cultural Anthropologist Mary Catherine Bateson defines Adulthood II, the Age of Active Wisdom

In the midst of a shift to a global economy, international concern over long-term health care, fear of inadequate resources for growing populations, and the collapse of political dictatorships and economies, something extraordinary is happening. For the first time in human history, women and men in the developed and developing world are living longer, productive lives.

For writer and cultural anthropologist, Mary Catherine Bateson, longevity is cause for hope and celebration. In her latest book Composing a Further Life: The Age of Active Wisdom, a sequel to her earlier bestseller, Composing a Life, Bateson emphasizes that all lives have a deep creative component to them; and that as we grow older, we have the opportunity to fully engage our creative and compassionate selves in the world. 

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(Source: http://www.wildriverreview.com/INTERVIEW/Composing-a-Further-Life/Mary-Catherine-Bateson/Bill-Cole-Kiernan; accessed July 3, 2011.)