"We don't understand who we are. We don't stand what this world is," he says. "Without it, there is no point in life... What is life i s no beauty, no purpose, no goodness?" 'It's a matter of using our imagination to get back to the core of what things are and who they are,' writes Gostalts. He adds: 'I'm not ready arguing for a specific list of things to do here'
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.