![]() Part 1 focusses on neuropsychology (how our brains shape reality). ![]() Volume 1 contains Parts 1 and 2 Volume 2 contains Part 3 and a bibliography which itself is over 200 pages long. The book is in two volumes and three parts. ![]() ![]() These are the issues that Iain tries to address in The Matter with Things. The planet will survive, but will we? And even if we can stop destroying the world, we will have to reimagine who we are and how we relate to the cosmos. The book takes forward the ideas discussed in The Master and His Emissary and tries to answer Plotinus’ question ‘But we – who are we?’ Iain feels that this question is more pressing now than it has ever been because humanity has lost the plot, imperilling the existence of our species. It was originally intended to be a shorter and more accessible book than The Master and His Emissary but ended up twice as long. Iain spoke about a demon possessing him in the writing of The Matter with Things. The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World in 2009. When I attended the Field&Field four day conference at the beginning of October 2021, where Iain gave 14 one hour talks, the opening talk outlined the process of writing this book, which took 10 years and was started soon after the publication of The Master and His Emissary. The volumes are beautifully produced and I agree with Jonathan Rowson that the book is also beautifully written. I now own copies of the two volumes and have started reading. ![]()
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