The Master and His Emissary
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The Master and His Emissary
Iain McGilchrist
7 people recommended it in 6 threads, 2020–2024.
What people on Hacker News said
They construct two different worlds, and you can find echos of the two worlds throughout all of human endeavor.
The first one really opened my mind to alternate modes of thought.
Both touch on how it is we see and understand the world and how the current default perspective differs from those of other times and places.
Where it comes up
- Ask HN: Mind bending books to read and never be the same as before? 2020 · 2 recommendations
- Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read? 2024 · 1 recommendation
- What's the most radical book you've read? 2024 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What's the best book on religion? 2023 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: Do you recall any book or course that made a topic finally click? 2022 · 1 recommendation
- Ask HN: What books have you read recently? 2021 · 1 recommendation