“What Do the Two Hemisphere’s Do,” in The Master and his Emissary by Iain McGilchrist (part III)

Finally, the end of chapter 2 is nigh. McGilchrist finishes the chapter by drawing attention to several broader differences between the hemispheres in the following sections: Meaning and the implicit Music and time Depth Certainty Moral sense Meaning and the implicit Earlier, McGilchrist associated left hemispheric processing with abstraction rather than context, with attention to … Continue reading “What Do the Two Hemisphere’s Do,” in The Master and his Emissary by Iain McGilchrist (part III) →

“What Do the Two Hemispheres ‘Do'” in The Master and his Emissary by Iain McGilchrist (part II)

These reading notes cover the following sections: Context versus abstraction Individuals versus categories The personal versus the impersonal The living versus the non-living Reason versus rationality Context versus abstraction For the same reason that the right hemisphere sees things as a whole, before they have been digested into parts, it also sees each thing in … Continue reading “What Do the Two Hemispheres ‘Do'” in The Master and his Emissary by Iain McGilchrist (part II) →

“Maps of Experience” in Maps of Meaning by Jordan B. Peterson

Jordan Peterson is not known primarily for his work as a scientist. Instead, much of the popular attention paid to him is filtered through the lens of politics, which is unfortunate. Though I must admit that I discovered him through Youtube as many other have. However, in addition to his recorded lectures and speeches, … Continue reading “Maps of Experience” in Maps of Meaning by Jordan B. Peterson →