Why the West is losing meaning | Iain McGilchrist interview
March 24, 2026
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as posted by the channelPsychiatrist, neuroscientist and bestselling author Iain McGilchrist joins Luke Martin for a rich and deeply personal conversation on consciousness, faith, beauty, suffering and the crisis of modern culture.
Rod Dreher has said McGilchrist’s The Matter With Things “will come to be regarded as one of the seminal texts of the century" — and in this wide-ranging interview, you can see why. McGilchrist reflects on the core ideas behind his work on the brain’s hemispheres, the modern loss of meaning, the danger of reductionism, and why transcendence, relationship, nature and the sacred matter for human flourishing.
He also opens up about Christianity, music, art, AI, civilisation, and the spiritual resources needed to resist an age of distraction, control and despair.
A thoughtful, moving and often profound conversation with one of the most original thinkers of our time.
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