{"product_id":"the-master-and-his-emissary-the-divided-brain-and-the-making-of-the-western-world-expanded","title":"The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World (Expanded)","description":"\u003cdiv data-a-expander-name=\"book_description_expander\" data-a-expander-collapsed-height=\"280\" class=\"a-expander-collapsed-height a-row a-expander-container a-spacing-base a-expander-partial-collapse-container\" style=\"max-height: none; height: 280px;\"\u003e \u003cdiv data-expanded=\"false\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content\" style=\"padding-bottom: 20px;\"\u003e \u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eA pioneering exploration of the differences between the brain‚Äôs right and left hemispheres and their effects on society, history, and culture‚Äî‚Äúone of the few contemporary works deserving classic status‚Äù (Nicholas Shakespeare,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003e Times\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e, UK)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚ÄúPersuasively argues that our society is suffering from the consequences of an over-dominant left hemisphere losing touch with its natural regulative ‚Äòmaster‚Äô the right. Brilliant and disturbing.‚Äù‚ÄîSalley Vickers, a \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eGuardian\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e Best Book of the Year\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e‚ÄúI know of no better exposition of the current state of functional brain neuroscience.‚Äù‚ÄîW. F. Bynum, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003e,\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e the renowned psychiatrist, author, and thinker Iain McGilchrist reveals that the difference between the two sides is profound‚Äîtwo 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e 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‚Äôs world‚Äîwith potentially disastrous consequences.\u003c\/span\u003e  \u003c\/div\u003e \u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-header a-expander-partial-collapse-header\" style=\"opacity: 1; display: block;\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"a-expander-content-fade\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0)\" role=\"button\" data-action=\"a-expander-toggle\" class=\"a-declarative\" data-a-expander-toggle='{\"allowLinkDefault\":true, \"expand_prompt\":\"Read more\", \"collapse_prompt\":\"Read less\"}'\u003e\u003ci class=\"a-icon a-icon-extender-expand\"\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-expander-prompt\"\u003eRead more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50578923585821,"sku":"9780300245929","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0901\/5692\/5213\/files\/9780300245929.jpg?v=1762278127","url":"https:\/\/bookdelico.com\/products\/the-master-and-his-emissary-the-divided-brain-and-the-making-of-the-western-world-expanded","provider":"Book Delico ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}