I also think his rose coloured glasses view of bygone eras is a bit myopic, and becomes a powerful narrative by which to interpret human history. I appreciate the difficulty in using the left hemisphere to explain (ie, writing an academic book) the workings of the (uncapturable world of the) right hemisphere, thus according to his theory his explanation is going to be lacking something that academic writing can never capture. It's the theory to explain everything, and becomes somewhat unfalsifiable. By the end of the book I got the feeling that his hemispheres-hammer started to see hemispheres-nails everywhere. There's a lot to think about, and I'll mull over it for a while.
I was somewhat overwhelmed by his knowledge of the classics, philosophers and poets, and his ability to synthesise them into his explanation of the how the brain's hemispheres function. McGilchrist's work here is majesterial in depth and scope.
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