This Isle is Full of Noises

This Isle is Full of Noises

Share this post

This Isle is Full of Noises
This Isle is Full of Noises
Attention, Perception and Reality

Attention, Perception and Reality

A Long Overdue Review of Iain McGilchrist's 'The Matter with Things'

Matt Whiteley's avatar
Matt Whiteley
Mar 14, 2025
∙ Paid
27

Share this post

This Isle is Full of Noises
This Isle is Full of Noises
Attention, Perception and Reality
15
4
Share
Charles Allan Gilbert: All is Vanity (1892).

Years ago there was an episode of the American sitcom The Big Bang Theory in which one of the characters, who is obsessed with Indiana Jones, makes his new girlfriend watch Raiders of the Lost Ark with him. At the end, he eagerly asks her what she thought, to which she responds “It was very entertaining!… desp…

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to This Isle is Full of Noises to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Matthew
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share