M ad. Macshaler was a em german phrenomenological philosopher who died too young. He generated what he called a sort of pyramid of values, which i have included in post books. In the bottommost level are those of utility and pleasure; above that come leben verta or values of life. And at the summit is dasliga, the holy: goodness, beauty and truth. But as diamond said, even in the sense of favouring sexual selection, that can't be the end of the story because you' still got to account for the existence of beauty.
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.