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May 2021
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168. A Brain Divided | Iain McGilchrist

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson
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Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, author, thinker, and lecturer. He is maybe best known for his book The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World Dr. Iain McGilchrist and I discussed a variety of topics relating to the bifurcated brain, how we process reality as human beings, and the downfalls of the views that have sh ... Show More
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