Every creature has to solve this conundrum: How can I eat and yet stay alive? So there needs to be two kinds of attention. The left hemisphere controls the right hand with which most of us do the grabbing and getting. Whereas the right hemisphere is on the lookout for everything else without pre-conception. They just depend on the way in which and the goals with which we approach it.
From the left-brain right-brain divide to the metaphysics of magic, Dr Iain McGilchrist addresses the profound questions of living well. The esteemed thinker was in conversation with Freddie Sayers at the UnHerd Club on 20th April 2023.
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