A e, how do you think about the relationship between these different pathways? i have studied the accounts of many scientists and mathematicians. And there's nothing wrong with that. That is, in fact, the crowning glory. These things are much better furnished for us by the right hemisphere than by the left. Shoulthy each have value and they each have limitations.
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.