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Iain McGilchrist on The Divided Brain and Perceiving the Sacred


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Iain McGilchrist on The Divided Brain and Perceiving the Sacred

"Iain McGilchrist is a globally acclaimed psychiatrist and writer author of groundbreaking books ‘The Master And His Emissary’ and ‘The Matter With Things’. Iain (@DrIainMcGilchrist) spoke with Elizabeth about the varying exposures he had to religion in his childhood, how he went from being an English academic to psychiatry, and the effect left-hemispheric dominant thinking has had on our society. Find out more about Iain's work here: https://channelmcgilchrist.com/ CHAPTERS 00:00 Intro 03:16 What Is sacred to you? Iain McGilchrist’s response 06:17 Growing up at Winchester College: Iain McGilchrist 15:13 Iain McGilchrist’s first impressions of Christianity, and difficulty around the word “God” 19:23 The problem with academic critique: Iain’s stint as an English Fellow at All Souls 27:59 The Origins of Iain McGilChrist’s of the Two Hemisphere Hypothesis 36:39 Unpacking Iain McGilchrist’s two hemispheres hypothesis 41:39 The consequences of living in a left hemisphere society 56:57 How we can use right hemispheric thinking to cure tribalism 01:07:09 Elizabeth’s Reflection." from video introduction


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