The Master and His Emissary The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World 2nd Edition by Iain Mcgilchrist 0300247451 9780300247459
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ISBN 10: 0300247451
ISBN 13: 9780300247459
Author: Iain Mcgilchrist
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 McGilchrist 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, McGilchrist 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.
Table of contents:
Part One The Divided Brain
Chapter 1 Asymmetry and the Brain
Chapter 2 What do the Two Hemispheres ‘Do’?
Chapter 3 Language, Truth and Music
Chapter 4 The Nature of the Two Worlds
Chapter 5 The Primacy of the Right Hemisphere
Chapter 6 The Triumph of the Left Hemisphere
Part Two How the Brain has Shaped Our World
Chapter 7 Imitation and the Evolution of Culture
Chapter 8 The Ancient World
Chapter 9 The Renaissance and the Reformation
Chapter 10 The Enlightenment
Chapter 11 Romanticism and the Industrial Revolution
Chapter 12 The Modern and Post-Modern Worlds
Conclusion The Master Betrayed
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