Iain McGilchrist is psychiatrist, neurologist, philosopher and writer whose
seminal work, The Master and His Emissary (2009) presented the notion that the
two hemispheres of the human brain approach the world in two very different
ways. He argues passionately for the importance often overlooked in the modern
world of the right hemisphere, which sees the world as a unified, living
process. In his most recent book, The Matter with Things (2021) (see our review)
he further explores the philosophical implications of this idea. The book is a
magnus opus of some 1,500 pages which amounts to a very strong argument,
supported by an extraordinary range of evidence, for a unified view of the
cosmos.
In the following interview he discusses his most recent book which brings
together neuroscience, psychology and philosophy into a unified vision.
