An MP3 version of this talk is on my podcast, Talks and Thoughts, available on your podcast feed. The two hemispheres hypothesis, championed by Iain McGilchrist, has become well-known. But what light does it cast on modern society and our direction of travel? The nature of overweening bureaucracy, technologies of control, and the narrowing of… Continue reading The Attack On Life and Understanding Our Times. A conversation with Iain McGilchrist and Mark Vernon
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The Master and the Emissary – dualities in the philosophy of Iain McGilchrist
An MP3 of this talk is available at my Talks and Thoughts podcast, which can be found via your podcast feed. The recent work of the psychiatrist and philosopher, Iain McGilchrist, allows us to bring the role of dualities in spiritual perception right up to date. He has shown how brain lateralisation facilitates two types… Continue reading The Master and the Emissary – dualities in the philosophy of Iain McGilchrist
Freedom to be – on Iain McGilchrist and Rowan Williams
Iain McGilchrist and Rowan Williams were in dialogue on Friday 19th February 2021, a beautiful exchange that was sadly not recorded. Here I offer some thoughts on it, particularly in the light of reflections offered by Matt Segall. It concerns transcendence and immanence, being and becoming, eternity and processes in space and time – or… Continue reading Freedom to be – on Iain McGilchrist and Rowan Williams