You say, i think towards thend of the book, that it all, in essence, checks out. It does. I mean, there is n't a great conflict. You see, this is a myth of our age that tere's a conflict between science and reason, and on the one hand, an intuition and imagination. And tha happens to be where the ancient traditions go. These are sort of threads that every ancient wisdom tradition has pulled.
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.