#455 - Iain McGilchrist - The Wisdom Of Intuition

Published: April 2, 2022, 6 a.m.

Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, author and a former Oxford literary scholar.\nModern society praises rationality as the pinnacle destination we should all aim for. Tradition and intuition are seen as a silly, inaccurate, hokey approach for which we have more precise solutions now. Iain has identified that neuroscience, philosophy, theology and psychology don't always agree with this though.\nExpect to learn why the modern world is so obsessed with cognition, why deliberateness makes less sense the more experienced you are, what happens if someone loses one half of their brain, what horse racing experts and Isle of Man motorcyclists can teach us about intuition and much more...\nSponsors:\nJoin the Modern Wisdom Community to connect with me & other listeners - https://modernwisdom.locals.com/\nGet 10% discount on everything from BioOptimizers at https://magbreakthrough.com/modernwisdom (use code MW10)\nGet 20% discount on the highest quality CBD Products from Pure Sport at https://bit.ly/cbdwisdom (use code: MW20)\nExtra Stuff:\nBuy The Matter With Things - https://amzn.to/3qNfdYG\nCheck out Iain's website - https://channelmcgilchrist.com/\xa0\nGet my free Reading List of 100 books to read before you die \u2192 https://chriswillx.com/books/\nTo support me on Patreon (thank you): https://www.patreon.com/modernwisdom\n-\nGet in touch.\nInstagram:\xa0https://www.instagram.com/chriswillx\nTwitter:\xa0https://www.twitter.com/chriswillx\nYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/modernwisdompodcast\nEmail: https://chriswillx.com/contact/\xa0\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices