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Iain McGilchrist - The Matter With Things Part 1

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How Do We Understand and Know Anything?

The book is divided into two parts. In the first part, he looks at how we understand and know anything. He says most people would say science or reason are key to our understanding of the world. But intuition and imagination also play a crucial role in his thinking. The second part addresses what kind of structure the cosmos has. It's not that it all leads up to this one moment; I'm hoping for companionable conversation with reader.

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