Intuition is the human capacity to take into account many things that are not consciously being focused on. Intuition has certainly got in a bad rap over the last few decades, at least if we look at some of the ideas and er papers and books that seem to hav gained prominence. But as i've been suggesting reason can lead you to the wrong places if not tempered with intuition and judgment. So we always need to make judgments. We always need the whole of our experience. Our everyday intuition on this clealeads t the wrong conclusion. It's actually quite amusing for us to see that, you know, oh, gush, how stupid.
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.