“It is not rational to assume, without evidence, that rationality can d...” — Iain McGilchrist Quote

“It is not rational to assume, without evidence, that rationality can disclose everything about the world, just because it can disclose some things. Our intuition in favour of rationality, where we are inclined to use it, is just that - an intuition. Reason is founded in intuition and ends in intuition, like a pair of massive bookends.”

“I trained in medicine after pursuing an academic career in the humanities, mainly because of my interest in the relationship between mind and body, and between mind and brain.”

“When I was ten years old, I had great pride in myself, which sometimes even took the form of boasting and self-praise; although I myself did not want to, I used to assume the air of someone undertaking some great work and mighty act of heroism.”

“If the whole of the industry is suffering it would be naive to assume we would not suffer too.”

“Those who read the fiction assume that, because I'm also a historian, I know what I'm talking about.”