The Matter with Things A days seminar in london with Dr Iain McGilchrist

The Matter with Things: A day’s seminar with Dr Iain McGilchrist in London (and online)


What is the matter with things?

 

This exclusive day with Dr Iain McGilchrist live on stage is his only full day’s seminar in London of 2023 and will not be repeated.

This event celebrates the launch of the paperback edition of The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions and the Unmaking of the World and will include two lectures Iain has not presented before in this context.

Through this seminar, Iain will explore the relevance of the hemisphere hypothesis in 2023 and ask, what is the matter with things? Where are we now? Can we really neglect the sacred and divine? Why, indeed, are we engaged in destroying everything that is valuable to us?  Is it possible for us to recover our humanity?

The Matter with Things presents the most articulate and compelling argument for an alternative philosophy of life. Following the paths of cutting-edge neurology, philosophy and physics, McGilchrist reveals how each leads us to a similar vision of the world, one that is both profound and beautiful — and happens to be in line with the deepest traditions of human wisdom.

It is a vision that returns the world to life, and us to a better way of living in it: one we must embrace if we are to survive.

Please note: –This event is hosted in collaboration with Channel McGilchrist.

-This hybrid event (in-person and online) is not included in the Season Ticket.

Lecture breakdown:

 

Lecture one:

What is The Matter with Things? Our brains, our delusions and the unmaking of the world.

Lecture two:

Recovering our humanity.

An interview and conversation with David Lorimer from the Scientific and Medical Network, an audience Q&A and a book signing. Tea and coffee will be provided free of charge.

David Lorimer is a visionary polymath who is Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network, Editor of Paradigm Explorer and Chair of the Galileo Commission. His most recent books are A Quest for Wisdom and his collection of poems, Better Light a Candle.

Event breakdown:

 

Doors will open at 9.15 am and the seminar will start promptly at 10 am

10:00 am Introduction and Lecture one: What is the Matter with Things? Our brains, our delusions and the unmaking of the world – Iain McGilchrist

11:10 am Tea Break

11:30 am Lecture two: Recovering our humanity – Iain McGilchrist

1:00 pm Lunch break (NB: Lunch is not included)

2:00 pm  David Lorimer interview and discussion with Iain McGilchrist on The Matter with Things: Our Brains, Our Delusions and the Unmaking of the World

3:00 pm Audience Q&A

4:00 pm Book signing / tea break

4:30 pm Book signing finishes

5.00 pm Vacate

About the speaker:

 

Iain McGilchrist Bio pic 2023

 

Dr Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, philosopher and literary scholar. He is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and of the Royal Society of Arts, as well as a former Clinical Director of the Bethlem Royal & Maudsley Hospital, London. His previous book, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World reached international recognition and acclaim and has marked him out as one of the greatest thinkers and philosophers of our time.

His latest publication is the two-volume work, The Matter with Things which was published in November 2021 by Perspectiva Press. This is a sustained critique of reductive materialism, and concerns such questions as ‘Who are we? What is the world? What is the nature of time and space? What do we mean by purpose, value and the divine? And how do we most reliably set about finding out?’


TICKETS

Please note: -This is a hybrid event (taking place both in-person in London and online). You may purchase tickets either to attend the physical event or to participate in the event online.

-All ticket holders will receive a link to view the recording.

-The event is NOT included in the Season Ticket.

Please make your booking via the Channel McGilchrist link below and if you are an SMN Member ensure you tick the “Yes, I am a member” tick box on the check-out form, to apply the £15 discount off an in-person ticket price.

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Date

Sat, 22 April 2023
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Time

10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Local Time

  • Timezone: America/New_York
  • Date: Sat, 22 April 2023
  • Time: 5:00 am - 12:00 pm

Location

Conway Hall, 25 Red Lion Square
London, WC1R 4RL

Speakers

  • David Lorimer
    David Lorimer
    Writer, Lecturer, Poet, Editor

    David Lorimer, MA, PGCE, FRSA is a visionary polymath – writer, lecturer, poet and editor who is a Founder of Character Education Scotland, Programme Director of the Scientific and Medical Network  and former President of Wrekin Trust and the Swedenborg Society. David is also the Editor of Paradigm Explorer, and Chair of the Galileo Commission, which seeks the expand the evidence base of science of consciousness beyond a materialistic world view.

    Originally a merchant banker then a teacher of philosophy and modern languages at Winchester College, he is the author and editor of over a dozen books, including Survival? Death as Transition (1984,2017) Resonant Mind (originally Whole in One) (1990/2017), The Spirit of Science (1998), Thinking Beyond the Brain (2001), The Protein Crunch (with Jason Drew) and A New Renaissance (edited with Oliver Robinson). He has edited three books about the Bulgarian sage Beinsa Douno (Peter Deunov): Prophet for our Times (1991, 2015), The Circle of Sacred Dance, and Gems of Love, which is a translation of his prayers and formulas into English. His book on the ideas and work of the Prince of Wales – Radical Prince (2003) – has been translated into Dutch, Spanish and French. His most recent books are A Quest for Wisdom and his collection of poems, Better Light a Candle.

  • Iain McGilchrist
    Iain McGilchrist
    Psychiatrist, Philosopher, Literary Scholar

    Dr Iain McGilchrist is a psychiatrist, philosopher and literary scholar. He is a Quondam Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, a Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatrists and of the Royal Society of Arts, as well as a former Clinical Director of the Bethlem Royal & Maudsley Hospital, London. His previous book, The Master and His Emissary: The Divided Brain and the Making of the Western World reached international recognition and acclaim and has marked him out as one of the greatest thinkers and philosophers of our time.

    His latest publication is the two-volume work, The Matter with Things which was published in November 2021 by Perspectiva Press. This is a sustained critique of reductive materialism, and concerns such questions as ‘Who are we? What is the world? What is the nature of time and space? What do we mean by purpose, value and the divine? And how do we most reliably set about finding out?’