The Master and His Emissary; The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World

by Iain McGilchrist

• ISBN13: 9780300188370
• ISBN10: 0300188374
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2012-10-01
• Publisher: Yale University Press

Summary

Now available in a larger format, a fascinating exploration of the differences between the brain's right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture. "A landmark new book. . . . It tells a story you need to hear, of where we live now."Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times "A very remarkable book. . . . McGilchrist, who is both an experienced psychiatrist and a shrewd philosopher, looks at the relation between our two brain-hemispheres in a new light, not just as an interesting neurological problem but as a crucial shaping factor in our culture . . . splendidly thought-provoking. . . . I couldn't put it down."Mary Midgley, The Guardian Named one of the best books of 2010 by The Guardian

Author Biography

Iain McGilchrist is a former fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, where he taught literature before training in medicine. He was consultant psychiatrist and clinical director at the Bethlem Royal and Maudsley Hospital, London, and has researched in neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. He now works privately in London and otherwise lives on the Isle of Skye.