Talk:Lateralization of brain function/Archive 1: Difference between revisions

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:::Have expanded and balanced the article a bit now. Apparently the philosopher [[Mary Midgley]] will be reviewing the book in [[The Guardian]] in early January 2010. Will see what she has to say. <b>[[User:Esowteric|<span style="color:green;">Esowteric</span>]]+[[User talk:Esowteric|<span style="color:blue;">Talk</span>]]</b> 19:31, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

::::'''Comment''' Mary Midgley's review (Jan 2010) <ref>http://www.theguardian.com/books/2010/jan/02/1</ref> says "McGilchrist's explanation of such oddities in terms of our divided nature is clear, penetrating, lively, thorough and fascinating. Though neurologists may well not welcome it because it asks them new questions, the rest of us will surely find it splendidly thought-provoking." Given that [[Mary Midgley]] is acknowledged by Wikipedia as being described by The Guardian as "a fiercely combative philosopher and the UK's 'foremost scourge of 'scientific pretension'", Wikipedia would do well to allow McGilchist's book as a reference. [[User:Simplicissimo|Simplicissimo]] ([[User talk:Simplicissimo|talk]]) 17:46, 21 December 2015 (UTC)

* The book is published by [[Yale University Press]]. That is a [[Wikipedia:NPOV#Explanation_of_the_neutral_point_of_view|significant]] publisher. Whether we think it is hard science, metaphor or philosophy, a book by them addressing this specific topic is a RS and a bona fide addition. --'''[[User:Jayen466|<fontspan colorstyle="color:#0000FF;">JN</span>]][[UserUser_Talk:Jayen466|JN]]</font><fontspan colorstyle=" color:#FFBF00;">[[User_Talk:Jayen466|466]]</fontspan>]]''' 20:41, 25 December 2009 (UTC)

::Actually, it does matter. See [[WP:FRINGE]] and [[WP:UNDUE]]. [[User:Edhubbard|Edhubbard]] ([[User talk:Edhubbard|talk]]) 02:49, 27 December 2009 (UTC)

::: To clarify, it does not matter for the entry on the book, itself. We should have an entry on the book. But, given that this book does not purport to actually provide any factually correct information on the topic of ''this article'', lateralization of brain function, but rather uses it as a "loose analog[y]" or a "metaphor" that is "not literally true", it should not be included on ''this page'' due to the wikipedia policies cited above. [[User:Edhubbard|Edhubbard]] ([[User talk:Edhubbard|talk]]) 02:53, 27 December 2009 (UTC)