Carl Sagan's Sagan’s book "The Dragons of Eden" predates McGilchrist’s work, although both authors explore themes related to brain hemispheres and their functions. However, the point of these book analyses is to provide enough information and present it in a form that will help the listener decide if they are interested enough to read the book. It is not a comprehensive summary. It isn't even a summary.
While Jaynes focused on the origin of human consciousness through an interdisciplinary analysis of historical and psychological evidence, Sagan dedicated his career to advancing our knowledge of the universe and popularizing science, with both scholars leaving lasting legacies in their fields despite proposing some controversial ideas. Sagan is no more obsolete than Jaynes. Both excelled in their field and their contribution.
@SeekingWisdom49 Sagan was a popularizer, a kibd of The Science Guy in the age of Captain Kirk. I doubt he contributed anything to the discipline; any more than the Durants contributed to philosophy lol
This feels like two chatgpts talking to each other
As a Humanist this speaks to me 🥰
love it
Yes my brain is a cosmic computer. It found the answer to the Great Question of Life, the Universe and Everything: the answer is 42.
Obviously, this AI "conversation " knows nothing about the work of Iain McGilchrist.
Carl Sagan's Sagan’s book "The Dragons of Eden" predates McGilchrist’s work, although both authors explore themes related to brain hemispheres and their functions. However, the point of these book analyses is to provide enough information and present it in a form that will help the listener decide if they are interested enough to read the book. It is not a comprehensive summary. It isn't even a summary.
@SeekingWisdom49 Yes, understood.
😅 b.d. read Julian Jaynes. Sagan is obsolete.
While Jaynes focused on the origin of human consciousness through an interdisciplinary analysis of historical and psychological evidence, Sagan dedicated his career to advancing our knowledge of the universe and popularizing science, with both scholars leaving lasting legacies in their fields despite proposing some controversial ideas. Sagan is no more obsolete than Jaynes. Both excelled in their field and their contribution.
@SeekingWisdom49 Sagan was a popularizer, a kibd of The Science Guy in the age of Captain Kirk. I doubt he contributed anything to the discipline; any more than the Durants contributed to philosophy lol