The Master and His Emissary
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The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World is a 2009 book written by the British psychiatrist Iain McGilchrist that deals with the specialist hemispheric functi
Front cover of The Master and His Emissary
Superior-lateral view of the brain, showing left and right hemispheres.
Owen Flanagan
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Owen Flanagan is the James B. Duke University Professor Emeritus of Philosophy and Professor of Neurobiology Emeritus at Duke University. Flanagan has done work in philosophy of mind, philosophy of ps
The Master and His Emissary
…Likewise, the psychologist Michael Corballis said of the work, that "Although widely acclaimed, this book goes far beyond the neurological facts." Owen Flanagan alleged many shortcomings of the book and delivered a dismissive statement: "The fact is, hemispheric differences are not well understood. Neither are…
Owen Flanagan, 2019