![]() ![]() He refused and chose to publish it himself. When Iain presented his first draft to his publisher, the reaction was that it needed major editing and perhaps removal of references. ![]() This is not really a book for the general reader it does require interested effort and perseverance to complete, but I found the effort well repaid. It speaks with equal erudition on neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, physics… ![]() ![]() The Matter With Things took ten years of his life and provides a comprehensive justification and amplification of the theory in that earlier book. This man inspires by the depth of his erudition and the lengths to which he has gone to make his case. You can see some of these yourself on the website Channel McGilchrist. See my review of that book here.Īlso, I was inspired by hearing the man himself speaking in some of the videos produced by the Scientific & Medical Network. Why did I do this? Because I was inspired by his previous book The Master and His Emissary, which seemed to capture something very important about the predicament we find ourselves in today. This is probably the largest and most expensive book (in two volumes) that I have ever read or bought, at 1578 pages, including appendices and an extensive bibliography, and a cost in the region £75-£90 (hardback), although there is apparently a cheaper Kindle edition. I have spent many happy hours reading Iain McGilchrist’s magnum opus The Matter With Things. ![]()
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