Philosophy, Cultural Evolution, and the Hemisphere Hypothesis | Iain McGilchrist and Steve McIntosh

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This conversation delves into the intersection of philosophy, cultural evolution, and the Hemisphere Hypothesis, beginning with a lecture by pioneering neuroscientist and philosopher Iain McGilchrist, followed by a moderated dialogue with integral philosopher Steve McIntosh and audience Q&A. Timestamps: 0:00:00 Introductions and preamble with Andrew Davis and Steve McIntosh 0:13:47 Overview of the hemisphere hypothesis as it relates to philosophy and cultural evolution with Iain McGilchrist 0:48:31 Response and dialogue with Steve McIntosh and Iain McGilchrist 1:17:28 Audience Q&A About the Speakers: Dr. Iain McGilchrist is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, an Associate Fellow of Green Templeton College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, and former Consultant Psychiatrist and Clinical Director at the Bethlem Royal & Maudsley Hospital, London. He has been a Research Fellow in neuroimaging at Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore and a Fellow of the Institute of Advanced Studies in Stellenbosch. He has published original articles and research papers in a wide range of publications on topics in literature, philosophy, medicine and psychiatry. He is the author of a number of books, but is best-known for The Master and his Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World (Yale 2009); and his book on neuroscience, epistemology and ontology called The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions and the Unmaking of the World (Perspectiva 2021). Follow Iain at channelmcgilchrist.com Steve McIntosh is a developmental philosopher who focuses on the evolution of consciousness and culture. He is the author of Developmental Politics (2020), The Presence of the Infinite (2015), Evolution’s Purpose (2012), and Integral Consciousness and the Future of Evolution (2007). He is also coauthor of Conscious Leadership (2020), with John Mackey and Carter Phipps. McIntosh is the cofounder and director of the Institute for Cultural Evolution nonprofit organization. Before becoming a writer, he had a variety of other successful careers, including founding the consumer products company Now & Zen, and practicing law with one of America’s largest firms. McIntosh is a graduate of the University of Virginia Law School and the University of Southern California Business School. He grew up in Los Angeles and now lives in Boulder, Colorado with his family. His author website is stevemcintosh.com and you can follow him on X @CultureDevelops Dr. Andrew M. Davis is an American process philosopher, theologian, and scholar of cosmological wonder. He is program director for the Center for Process Studies where he researches, writes, teaches, and organizes conferences on various aspects of process-relational thought. An advocate of metaphysics and meaning in a hospitable universe, he approaches philosophy as the endeavor to systematically think through what reality must be like because we are a part of it. He is author, editor, and co-editor of ten books including Mind, Value, and Cosmos: On the Relational Nature of Ultimacy; Process Cosmology: New Integrations in Science and Philosophy; and Metaphysics of Exo-Life: Toward a Constructive Whiteheadian Cosmotheology. Follow his work at andrewmdavis.info ————————————— The Center for Process Studies (CPS) is a nonprofit think-tank that conducts research and provides educational resources on holistic thinking for the advancement of social and environmental wellbeing (a.k.a. process studies). Follow us: Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CenterForProcessStudies Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ctr4process/ BlueSky: @ctr4process.bsky.social LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/ctr4process/ #philosophy