Top 3 Quotes by Iain McGilchrist

We bring about a world in consciousness that is partly what is given, and partly what we bring, something that comes into being through this particular conjunction and no other. And the key to this is the kind of

We bring about a world in consciousness that is partly what is given, and partly what we bring, something that comes into being through this particular conjunction and no other. And the key to this is the kind of attention we pay to the world.

Iain McGilchrist

Inspirational, Keys, Attention

Over recent years, urbanisation, globalisation and the destruction of local cultures has led to a rise in the prevalence of mental illness in the developing world.

Iain McGilchrist

Years, Culture, World

Iain McGilchrist (2009). “The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World”, p.436, Yale University Press

Socialism and capitalism are both essentially materialist, just different ways of approaching the lifeless world of matter and deciding how to share the spoils.

Iain McGilchrist

Different, World, Matter

Iain McGilchrist (2009). “The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World”, p.401, Yale University Press