Binding: Paperback
Description: A pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain's right and left hemispheres and their effects on society history and culture one of the few contemporary works deserving classic status (Nicholas Shakespeare Times UK) Persuasively argues that our society is suffering from the consequences of an over - dominant left hemisphere losing touch with its natural regulative master the right. Brilliant and disturbing. Salley Vickers a Guardian Best Book of the Year I know of no better exposition of the current state of functional brain neuroscience. W. F. Bynum Times Literary Supplement Why is the brain divided? The difference between right and left hemispheres has been puzzled over for centuries. Drawing upon a vast body of brain research the renowned psychiatrist author and thinker Iain Mc Gilchrist reveals that the difference between the two sides is profound two whole coherent but incompatible ways of experiencing the world. The detail - oriented left hemisphere prefers mechanisms to living things and is inclined to self - interest while the right hemisphere has greater breadth flexibility and generosity. In the second part of his book Mc Gilchrist takes the reader on a journey through the history of Western culture illustrating the tension between these two worlds as revealed in the thought and belief of thinkers and artists from the ancient to the modern from Aeschylus to Magritte. He ultimately argues that despite its inferior grasp of reality the left hemisphere is increasingly taking precedence in today's world with potentially disastrous consequences.
Title: The Master And His Emissary The Divided Brain And The Making Of The Western World
Author(s): Mcgilchrist Iain
Publisher: Yale University Press
Barcode: 9780300245929
Pages: 616 Pages, 15 Color + 20 B-W Illus.
Publication Date: 3/26/2019
Category: Psychology