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![]() But the neglected science of hemisphere difference, returned to centre stage by McGilchrist, provides the key to larger issues. ![]() Such enthusiasm is unusual for the narrow subject of our divided brains. Some consider McGilchrist the most important non-fiction writer of our time. His previous book, The Master and His Emissary, was admired by public figures from Rowan Williams to Philip Pullman. ![]() ![]() And, yes, I do mean ever.’ Can any contemporary work withstand such praise? The ‘intelligent general reader’ (the book’s target audience) should, however, not be discouraged, for Iain McGilchrist has to be taken seriously: a Fellow of All Souls, eminent in neurology, psychiatry and literary criticism, a thinker and - it’s impossible to avoid the term -a sage. The dust jacket of The Matter With Things quotes a large statement from an Oxford professor: ‘This is one of the most important books ever published. ![]()
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