McGilchrist's book 'The Master and his Emissary' makes the case that the left hemisphere of the brain cortex has become dominant in ways that stop us attending to context, whole realities, metaphor etc, and in the process we have become mere users of the world regardless of environmental or social negative effects. He would argue … Continue reading Why left-hemisphere perception is helpful
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The problem of monofocus
(The outline of McGilchrist’s thesis is here: https://jotsandscribbles.blog/2023/11/07/introduction-to-the-master-and-his-emissary/) McGilchrist suggests that the two hemispheres of our brain tend to perceive the world differently. The left hemisphere tends to have a narrow beam, a tight focus on a specific area. The right hemisphere tends to have a broad awareness of everything that is going on. McGilchrist applies … Continue reading The problem of monofocus
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