i'd love to touch very brieflyon some of thosea, specifically around science. We have glorified science in our society because it has done many wonderful, wonderful things for our society. But we have also failed to acknowledge its limitations. How would you articulate the limits of science? i must first say that my argument has nothing to do with the diminishing of science. In fact, i believe it needs to be restored to its proper place,. which is not that it can do everything.
Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist and author of The Master and His Emissary and The Matter with Things. In the episode we discuss:
- The differences between the left and right brain hemispheres and how they shape your perspective - The 4 pathways to understanding - science, reason, intuition & imagination - How the big problems we face including the assault on Nature, destruction of Culture are all related
We also talk about the significance of morality and the intersection of science and religion.