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The Master and His Emissary
- The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World
- Narrated by: Dennis Kleinman
- Length: 27 hrs and 15 mins
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Summary
In a book of unprecedented scope Iain McGilchrist presents a fascinating exploration of the differences between the brain’s left and right hemispheres and how those differences have affected society, history and culture.
McGilchrist draws on a vast body of recent research in neuroscience and psychology to reveal that the difference is profound: the left hemisphere is detail oriented, while the right has greater breadth, flexibility and generosity.
McGilchrist then takes the listener on a journey through the history of Western culture, illustrating the tension between these two worlds as revealed in the thought and belief of thinkers and artists from Aeschylus to Magritte.
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- Adele
- 13-04-23
For those open to the message, profound
Some books tell you things you knew but hadn't quite put together or been able to articulate. That's not all this book is, but it's not less either.
Particularly heartening in a book that's so wide ranging is where he talks on subjects that I do really know. Many books fail at this point by demonstrating they haven't quite understood the issue. In this case, when writing about music, McGilchrist knocks it out of the park.
The narrator is uncanny at times - has a great overall voice but quite a few times pronounces words in a strange way that pulls you out of the experience.
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- PSD
- 29-08-21
Long but worth the effort
Definitely worth persevering through what is a long book that is somewhat epetitive at times.
Broad context across philosophy neuroscience medicine technology religion and medicine
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- Kindle Customer
- 13-06-22
an outstanding work
very happy with this purchase, fantastic audio version, research really well presented and clear, highly recommended.
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- Paul
- 05-11-21
Very well narrated - Excellent audiobook
My purpose in this review is to balance the occasional negative comments about the narration that were made by a few reviewers. I found the Narrator very good and I was able to listen to the whole book twice and still be impressed by the quality of the narration.
So maybe it’s down to personal taste, which is why Audible provides a free sample, so that you can listen before you buy and Audible also allows you to return the audiobook if you don’t enjoy it. I’m really glad this audiobook was available and well narrated, as I’d never have had the time or stamina to read the 500+ pages otherwise. I did also buy the Kindle version so I could follow up some of the points and read some of the references and also so that I could see the diagrams and art that is referred to.
Overall, It’s not for nothing that, as I write this review, this audiobook has an average rating of 4.8 from 109 ratings. I’d happily have this Narrator (Dennis Kleinman) read Iain McGilchrist’s new book (The Matter with Things) when it is published next week, though I heard somewhere that Iain may be thinking of narrating it himself. As the new one is more than twice as long as this one, it will be some feat of narration, but even more important for people like me to have a good audiobook version available.
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- Stan
- 24-07-22
Exceptionally intellectual. Read it (or listen)!
Do not expect an easy ride. Prepare to have both your hemespheres overwhelmed with excellent ideas and research on more subjects than you could ever anticipate. Wonderful book.
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- O. Gyde
- 27-11-22
Great content poor narration
The dull narration made listening to this great book very difficult.. I will buy the Kindle version and would like to return this recording.
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- Marcin
- 12-11-22
Interesting, but difficult
I was finding hard to get into all the analogies used. English is not my first language. I had to pause, think. It was a real mind terror, but very engaging and mostly satisfying. It made me see past experiences on drugs in different light and all my life really. I'm never gonna feel alone again :D
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- Ted Winton
- 16-05-21
brilliant thesis, awful narration
The narrator can't read, but can say words. I would recommend buying and reading it yourself.
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- Douglas Smith
- 13-07-22
Phenomenal.
A profoundly broad, yet expertly interwoven thesis on the nature of reality and our fragmented perceptions thereof as divided, embodied brains.
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- M P Goodwin
- 16-08-22
Brilliant
A work of slowly building genius that left me staggered by it’s depth, and by it’s evident importance to us all.
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