The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World

McGilchrist, Iain

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0300245920 ISBN 13 : 9780300245929

Editeur : Yale University Press, 2019

Revue de presse :

'One of the few contemporary works deserving classic status.'--Nicholas Shakespeare, The Times

'Persuasively argues that our society is suffering from the consequences of an over-dominant left hemisphere losing touch with its natural regulative 'master' the right. Brilliant and disturbing.'--Salley Vickers, a Guardian 'Best Book of the Year'

'A landmark. . . It tells a story you need to hear, of where we live now.'--Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times

'A seminal book.'--Professor Ervin László, Huffington Post

'McGilchrist describes broad [intellectual] movements and famous figures as if they were battles and soldiers in a 2,500-year war between the brain's hemispheres. . .A scintillating intelligence is at work.'--Economist

'A fascinating book. . . [McGilchrist] is a subtle and clever thinker, and unusually qualified to range with such authority over so many different domains of knowledge.'--Harry Eyres, Financial Times

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Présentation de l'éditeur :

A new edition of the best-selling classic - published with a special introduction to mark its tenth anniversary.

'A veritable tour de force, gradually and skilfully revealed. I know of no better exposition of the current state of functional brain neuroscience.'--W. F. Bynum, TLS. 'A profound examination.'--Philip Pullman. 'Persuasively argues that our society is suffering from the consequences of an over-dominant left hemisphere losing touch with its natural regulative `master' the right. Brilliant and disturbing.'--Salley Vickers, a Guardian 'Best Book of the Year'. 'Clear, penetrating, lively, thorough and fascinating. . . . I couldn't put it down.'--Mary Midgley, The Guardian