Episode · The Jordan B. Peterson Podcast · 2021-05-13
Books mentioned on 168. A Brain Divided | Iain McGilchrist
Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, author, thinker, and lecturer. He is maybe best known for his book The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World Dr.
Jordan Peterson discussed The master and his emissary by Iain McGilchrist and The Matter With Things by Iain McGilchrist. Iain McGilchrist recommended Interdependence by Kriti Sharma.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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The master and his emissary
The Master and His Emissary by Iain McGilchrist is a detailed exploration of brain hemispheric lateralization and its cultural consequences.
Discussed“he's most well known for his book the master and his emissary and i think you have a copy of that i asked you to get that so that you could show people um the master and his emissary the divided brain in the making of the western world which is an analysis of hemispheric specialization and its philosophical and”
Where to get it
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The Matter With Things
The Matter With Things by Iain McGilchrist is a comprehensive philosophical and neuroscientific work that explores human perception, the structure of reality, and the differences between the brain's hemispheres.
Discussed“um and he's working on a new book which i have and have started to read a long ways into it at the moment called the matter of things which will be forthcoming at some point in the future and will shape some of our discussion”
Where to get it
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Interdependence
Interdependence is a book by Kriti Sharma that explores ecological and biological relationships through the lens of a young microbiologist.
Recommended“it's like i've read a very good book i keep mentioning it by a young microbiologist in america called kritishama called interdependence and she argues very importantly that it's not just that um certainly it's not just that an animal or an organism molds its environment”
Where to get it
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