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The Master and His Emissary

The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World

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The Master and His Emissary

Auteur(s): Iain McGilchrist
Narrateur(s): Dennis Kleinman
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This pioneering account sets out to understand the structure of the human brain - the place where mind meets matter. Until recently, the left hemisphere of our brain has been seen as the "rational" side, the superior partner to the right. But is this distinction true?

Drawing on a vast body of experimental research, Iain McGilchrist argues while our left brain makes for a wonderful servant, it is a very poor master. As he shows, it is the right side which is the more reliable and insightful. Without it, our world would be mechanistic - stripped of depth, color and value.

©2009 Iain McGilchrist; Introduction copyright 2018 by Iain McGilchrist (P)2019 Tantor Monde Psychologie Psychologie et santé mentale Science Sciences biologiques Cerveau humain Du contenu qui fait réfléchir Santé Mathématiques Santé mentale Métaphysique
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I enjoyed the great analysis of brain research, and interesting philosophical interpretation of literature and history.

Thoughtful Ideas Worth Considering

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One of the most interesting books I've read/listened to. I thought the narration was fine. Highly recommend this audio book!

Excellent - and the Narration is Pretty Good.

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Absolutely incredible work by Dr. McGilchrist. A well rounded and extensive approach to deal with some of the most fundamental problems of consciousness. Very approachable yet engaging

A must read (listen)

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read this now. it explains so much of what we miss about ourselves and where we can go.

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This is a book packed with insights and fascinating connections, and its main argument is almost certainly unforgettable. MacGilchrist's encyclopedic knowledge is astounding and his writing is consistently clear. This really is a great work.

As for Dennis Kleinman's reading of it, it is good, but obviously improvable. Occasionally the emphasis on a phrase is misplaced, rendering the meaning of a sentence less clear. Here and there English words are mispronounced, and his pronunciation of French (don't worry these quotations are translated) is clueless. That said, the timbre of his voice is pleasing and his tone of relaxed, intelligent engagement seems to fit McGilchrist's quite well.

I highly recommend this book. If you're interested enough to be reading this review, listen to the book (all of it) and thank me later!

A View-Altering Book

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I loved this book! I gained so many insights on everything to the personal to the global/international. It was time well spent. I highly recommend this book!

Fantastic

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It seems like the author at the time of writing was still seeing the world through the filter of his old religious conditioning. It feels like he favors religion over science, although never explicitly admitting his preference. Otherwise, this book is a large body of work with a lot of great points and observations. Thank you.

A lot of religious sentiment

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One of the best books I’ve read! Explains our screwed-up world with empathy and a ton of research. Likely will become a classic.

Fantastic

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This book will be hugely enlightening and influential for engaged leaders, exemplary educators and community-minded politicians who want to understand their own personal proclivities and possibilities and be better able to accompany others in conversations about how we see, say, value and do things differently depending on how our right and left hemispheres act: more or less independently or interdependently. Rang hundreds of bells for me—for example, the conservative view that the economy and growth of GDP is THE key to prosperity (left hemisphere focus on utility, measurability); whereas individuals and countries that put material benefits in the context of relationships and physical, emotional, spiritual well-being (right hemisphere concerns) were more reasonable to me than my rational conservative friends. Lots and lots to ponder.

Great Foundational Read for These Key People

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The most polymathic expression of deep erudition you may ever come across. McGilchrist is a scholar of neuroscience, classical art, poetry, the Renaissance, the Enlightenment, Philosophy across continents and the span of time, not to mention the history of science. The end product is a mind-stretching analysis of the Western mind including post-modern ideology while avoiding the trapping of soul-destroying Deconstructionism. I think I am smarter for having read this, perhaps only smarter by being humbled by the author's intellect. I have a better idea, at least, of how little I know.

I am in awe of McGilchrist's erudition.

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