In public debates, both naive positivism and naive deconstructionism are typical left-hemisphere fictions—each is an ill-concealed power grab completely lacking in subtlety and devoid of true connection with the world, having lost the 'betweenness' in which fidelity can operate, which is only properly understood by the right hemisphere.
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“both the views currently on offer in so much public debate today naive positivism and naive deconstructionism are typical left hemisphere fictions each is an ill-concealed power grab completely lacking in subtlety and devoid of any sense of our true connection with the world”
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How “The Matter With Things” Can Transform the World | book by Iain McGilchrist— The New Enlightenment with AshleyCreated: 8/10/2026, 10:54:18 PM
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