The master and his emissary : the divided brain and the making of the Western world /
A new edition of the bestselling classic - published with a special introduction to mark its 10th anniversary This pioneering account sets out to understand the structure of the human brain - the place where mind meets matter. Until recently, the left hemisphere of our brain has been seen as the �...
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| Format: | Licensed eBooks |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven :
Yale University Press
2019.
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| Edition: | New expanded edition. |
| Online Access: | https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.2307/j.ctvcb5c0t |
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: the master and his emissary
- PART ONE: The divided brain
- Asymmetry and the brain
- What do the two hemispheres 'do'?
- Language, truth and music
- The nature of the two worlds
- The primacy of the right hemisphere
- The triumph of the left hemisphere
- PART TWO: How the brain has shaped our world
- Imitation and the evolution of culture
- The ancient world
- The renaissance and the reformation
- The enlightenment
- Romanticism and the industrial revolution
- The modern and post-modern worlds
- Conclusion: The Master betrayed
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index.