Reviews
"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 , "To call Iain McGilchrist''s The Master and His Emissary . . . an account of brain hemispheres is to woefully misrepresent its range. McGilchrist. . . 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."-- Salley Vicker, The Guardian, "To call Iain McGilchrist's The Master and His Emissary . . . an account of brain hemispheres is to woefully misrepresent its range. McGilchrist. . . 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."-- Salley Vicker, The Guardian, "A giant in his vital field shows convincingly that the degeneracy of the West springs from our failure to manage the binary division of our brains." Book of the Year choice, David Cox, Evening Standard, "In his fascinating, groundbreaking, relentlessly researched, and eloquently written work, Iain McGilchrist, a consultant psychiatrist as well as professor of English-one wants to say a 'scientist' as well as an 'artist'-challenges this misconception. The difference between the hemispheres, McGilchrist argues, is not in what they do, but in how they do it. And it's a difference that makes all the difference."-Gary Lachman, Los Angeles Times, "A beautifully written, erudite, fascinating, and adventurous book. It goes from the microstructure of the brain to great epochs of Western civilisation, confidently and readably. One turns its five hundred pages . . . as if it were an adventure story."-- A. C. Grayling, Literary Review, "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, "This insightful, erudite and thought-provoking examination of the brain''s hemispheres can change how you see (or think you see) the world."-- PopMatters, "A beautifully written, erudite, fascinating, and adventurous book. It goes from the microstructure of the brain to great epochs of Western civilisation, confidently and readably. One turns its five hundred pages . . . as if it were an adventure story." A. C. Grayling, Literary Review, "This is a very remarkable book. . . McGilchrist, who is both an experienced psychiatrist and a shrewd philosopher, looks at the relation between our two brain-hemispheres in a new light, not just as an interesting neurological problem but as a crucial shaping factor in our culture. . .splendidly thought-provoking. . . .I couldn't put it down."--Mary Midgley, The Guardian, 'Though neurologists may well not welcome it because it asks them new questions, the rest of us will surely find it splendidly thought-provoking. And I do have to say that, fat though it is, I couldn't put it down.' - The London Review of Books, "At last! A book on neuroscience that is a thrilling read, philosophically astute and with wonderful science."--Mark Vernon, Philosophy and Life blog , "It is no exaggeration to say that this quite remarkable book will radically change the way you understand the world and yourself. . . . It is a genuine tour de force, a monumental achievement."--David Lorimer, Scientific and Medical Network Review, "At last! A book on neuroscience that is a thrilling read, philosophically astute and with wonderful science."--Mark Vernon, Philosophy and Life blog, "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 landmark new book. . . It tells a story you need to hear, of where we live now."--Bryan Appleyard, The Sunday Times, "A beautifully written, erudite, fascinating, and adventurous book. It goes from the microstructure of the brain to great epochs of Western civilisation, confidently and readably. One turns its five hundred pages . . . as if it were an adventure story." - A. C. Grayling, Literary Review, "A landmark new book. . . It tells a story you need to hear, of where we live now." Bryan Appleyard, The Sunday Times, "This is a very remarkable book. . . McGilchrist, who is both an experienced psychiatrist and a shrewd philosopher, looks at the relation between our two brain-hemispheres in a new light, not just as an interesting neurological problem but as a crucial shaping factor in our culture. . . splendidly thought-provoking �I couldn�t put it down."--Mary Midgley, The Guardian, "This is a very remarkable book. . . McGilchrist, who is both an experienced psychiatrist and a shrewd philosopher, looks at the relation between our two brain-hemispheres in a new light, not just as an interesting neurological problem but as a crucial shaping factor in our culture. . . splendidly thought-provoking. . . . I couldn't put it down."--Mary Midgley, The Guardian, "That a book can lead me to question myself is praise indeed-I can think of no higher recommendation. Like any really interesting book, it is to be valued more for this than for any answers it gives."-Felix Dux, Parabola, "In his fascinating, groundbreaking, relentlessly researched, and eloquently written work, Iain McGilchrist, a consultant psychiatrist as well as professor of English-one wants to say a ''scientist'' as well as an ''artist''-challenges this misconception. The difference between the hemispheres, McGilchrist argues, is not in what they do, but in how they do it. And it's a difference that makes all the difference."-Gary Lachman, Los Angeles Times, "This is a very remarkable book. . . McGilchrist, who is both an experienced psychiatrist and a shrewd philosopher, looks at the relation between our two brain-hemispheres in a new light, not just as an interesting neurological problem but as a crucial shaping factor in our culture. . . splendidly thought-provoking. . . . I couldn't put it down."--Mary Midgley, The Guardian, "This insightful, erudite and thought-provoking examination of the brain's hemispheres can change how you see (or think you see) the world."-- PopMatters, "A landmark new book. . . It tells a story you need to hear, of where we live now."- Bryan Appleyard, The Sunday Times