The master and his emissary : the divided brain and the making of the Western world /
Iain McGilchrist.
- Paperback [edition].
- 1 online resource (553 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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 -- 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.