Post #2 on Iain McGilchrist's The Master and His Emissary: the structure of the brain possesses two functions and two personas and once again, Hamlet sees first
Jul 18, 2022·edited Jul 18, 2022Liked by Kale Zelden
An UNDIVIDED HEART, O Lord,
Is what we need each day,
For we are prone to compromise
And wander from Your way.
-D De Haan
McGilchrist is communicating that our grasping and taking left hemisphere has been too dominate in the last few hundred years and that we need the our right hemisphere to regain its historical place of prominence and I heartily agree. Our taking and grasping side has given rise to homo economicus -- man who is governed -- solely -- by mammon. But as Matthew quotes Jesus, A house divided against itself cannot stand; one cannot serve God and wealth. Our current situation has left us with the commodification of everything. Neo-conservatives and Neo-liberals both contribute. Each has engaged in a detachment from reality: the left with regards to biological realities resulting in the absurdity of the transgender/transhuman movement and the political right on the financial front, eg Bitcoin, with the use of increasing abstract financial tools. Both have shadowy players funding them. Both end up hurting the everyday woman and man the most. Our hubris always brings about our hell.
Another excellent piece, and I loved your incorporation of Hamlet, who I think fits very well with McGilchrist's work. I've personally always liked to think of Hamlet as split between Athens and Jerusalem, the values of Achilles and the values of Jesus, suggesting the great tension of the West personified into a single character. Such was Shakespeare's greatness.
An UNDIVIDED HEART, O Lord,
Is what we need each day,
For we are prone to compromise
And wander from Your way.
-D De Haan
McGilchrist is communicating that our grasping and taking left hemisphere has been too dominate in the last few hundred years and that we need the our right hemisphere to regain its historical place of prominence and I heartily agree. Our taking and grasping side has given rise to homo economicus -- man who is governed -- solely -- by mammon. But as Matthew quotes Jesus, A house divided against itself cannot stand; one cannot serve God and wealth. Our current situation has left us with the commodification of everything. Neo-conservatives and Neo-liberals both contribute. Each has engaged in a detachment from reality: the left with regards to biological realities resulting in the absurdity of the transgender/transhuman movement and the political right on the financial front, eg Bitcoin, with the use of increasing abstract financial tools. Both have shadowy players funding them. Both end up hurting the everyday woman and man the most. Our hubris always brings about our hell.
Thanks Daniel. He did seem to be able to straddle the great tensions and mine such fruit. Hamlet always hovers over and around and above so much.
Another excellent piece, and I loved your incorporation of Hamlet, who I think fits very well with McGilchrist's work. I've personally always liked to think of Hamlet as split between Athens and Jerusalem, the values of Achilles and the values of Jesus, suggesting the great tension of the West personified into a single character. Such was Shakespeare's greatness.