How whole brain thinking can save the future : why left hemisphere dominance has brought humanity to the brink of disaster and how we can think our way to peace and healing
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- ISBN: 9781579830519 (paperback)
- ISBN: 157983051X (paperback)
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xii, 333 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Publisher: San Rafael, CA Origin Press, [2017]
- Copyright: ©2017
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Part One: Holistic and dualistic systems in action -- Brain lateralization: The big picture -- The nature of holistic operating systems -- The nature of dualistic operating systems -- Gender war -- The complexities of sexual orientation -- Part Two: How perspective and brain dominance produce polarization -- Parts, whos, and holons: satisfying our need for wholeness -- Sacred geometry's role in perception -- The roles of perspective and perception in cognition -- Polarization: The separation of unity in duality -- Dualistic operating-system patterms revisited -- Further consideration of the holistic feminine -- Part Three: How brain dominance shapes culture -- Understanding the cultural brain -- How brain dominance affects our perception of abortion -- The brain behind the military-industrial-congressional complex -- Making war: The default response of left-brain dualism -- Finding peace, being peace. |
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Subject: | Cerebral dominance Cognitive styles Peace Dual-brain psychology United States Politics and government |
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How Whole Brain Thinking Can Save the Future : Why Left Hemisphere Dominance Has Brought Humanity to the Brink of Disaster and How We Can Think Our Way to Peace and Healing
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How Whole Brain Thinking Can Save the Future : Why Left Hemisphere Dominance Has Brought Humanity to the Brink of Disaster and How We Can Think Our Way to Peace and Healing
Section | Section Description | Page Number |
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Preface | p. vii | |
Introduction | p. 1 | |
Part 1 | Holistic and Dualistic Systems in Action | p. 19 |
Chapter 1 | Brain Lateralization: The Big Picture | p. 21 |
Chapter 2 | The Nature of Holistic Operating Systems | p. 35 |
Chapter 3 | The Nature of Dualistic Operating Systems | p. 47 |
Chapter 4 | Gender War | p. 61 |
Chapter 5 | The Complexities of Sexual Orientation | p. 73 |
Part 2 | How Perspective and Brain Dominance Produce Polarization | p. 87 |
Chapter 6 | Parts, Wholes, and Holons: Satisfying Our Need for Wholeness | p. 89 |
Chapter 7 | Sacred Geometry's Role in Perception | p. 101 |
Chapter 8 | The Roles of Perspective and Perception in Cognition | p. 111 |
Chapter 9 | Polarization: The Separation of Unity into Duality | p. 121 |
Chapter 10 | Dualistic Operating-System Patterns Revisited | p. 139 |
Chapter 11 | Further Considerations of the Holistic Feminine | p. 153 |
Part 3 | How Brain Dominance Shapes Culture | p. 165 |
Chapter 12 | Understanding the Cultural Brain | p. 167 |
Chapter 13 | How Brain Dominance Affects Our Perception of Abortion | p. 185 |
Chapter 14 | The Brain behind the Military-Industrial-Congressional Complex | p. 195 |
Chapter 15 | Making War: The Default Response of Left-Brain Dualism | p. 219 |
Chapter 16 | Finding Peace, Being Peace | p. 269 |
Acknowledgments | p. 293 | |
Selected Bibliography | p. 295 | |
Notes | p. 303 | |
Index | p. 321 | |
About the Author | p. 334 |