From the right hemisphere came careful observation of the natural world (the pre-Socratic philosopher Thales correctly predicted an eclipse of the sun); a sense of the uniqueness of the individual, with interests that needed to be harmonised with those of the community, which itself was seen as a living, changing entity that was more than the sum of its parts; and there arose, for the first time, wonderful, expressive depictions of the human face, narratives of human lives, and poetry rich in metaphor.
