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Why is the brain divided? The difference between right and left hemispheres has been puzzled over for centuries. In a book of unprecedented scope, Iain McGilchrist draws on a vast body of recent brain research, illustrated with case histories, to reveal that the difference is profound - not just this or that function, but two whole, coherent, but incompatible ways of experiencing the world. The left hemisphere is detail-oriented, prefers mechanisms to living things, and is inclined to self-interest, where the right hemisphere has greater breadth, flexibility and generosity. This division helps explain the origins of music and language, and casts new light on the history of philosophy, as well as on some mental illnesses. In the second part of the book, he 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 Aeschylus to Magritte. He argues that, despite its inferior grasp of reality, the left hemisphere is increasingly taking precedence in the modern world, with potentially disastrous consequences. This is truly a tour de force that should excite interest in a wide readership.
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'A landmark new book ... It tells a story you need to hear, of where we live now.' --Bryan Appleyard, The Sunday Times. 'A giant in his vital field shows convincingly that the degeneracy of the West springs from our failure to manage the binary division of our brains.' --Book of the Year choice, David Cox, Evening Standard. 'A beautifully written, erudite, fascinating, and adventurous book. It goes from the microstructure of the brain to great epochs of Western civilisation, confidently and readably.' --Brian Appleyard; David Cox; A. C. Grayling, Literary Review
A giant in his vital field shows convincingly that the degeneracy of the West springs from our failure to manage the binary division of our brains. --Book of the Year choice, David Cox, Evening Standard
A beautifully written, erudite, fascinating, and adventurous book. It goes from the microstructure of the brain to great epochs of Western civilisation, confidently and readably. --A. C. Grayling, Literary Review
A giant in his vital field shows convincingly that the degeneracy of the West springs from our failure to manage the binary division of our brains. --Book of the Year choice, David Cox, Evening Standard
A beautifully written, erudite, fascinating, and adventurous book. It goes from the microstructure of the brain to great epochs of Western civilisation, confidently and readably. --A. C. Grayling, Literary Review
About the Author
Iain McGilchrist is a former Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, where he taught literature, before training in medicine. He has an interest in brain research, and now works privately in London, where he was a Consultant and Clinical Director at the Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospital.
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- PublisherYale University Press
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 0300168926
- ISBN 13 9780300168921
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages608
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