The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

by Jaynes, Julian
ISBN: 9780618057078
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At the heart of this classic, seminal book is Julian Jaynes's still-controversial thesis that human consciousness did not begin far back in animal evolution but instead is a learned process that came about only three thousand years ago and is still developing. The implications of this revolutionary scientific paradigm extend into virtually every aspect of our psychology, our history and culture, our religion -- and indeed our future.
  • Format: TradePaperback
  • Author: Jaynes, Julian
  • ISBN: 9780618057078
  • Condition: Used
  • Dimensions: 9.00 x 1.35
  • Number Of Pages: 512
  • Publication Year: 2000

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  • Mind-blowing psycho-history for curious Westworld fans!

    Alex B. - 1 year ago

    Name-checked in Westworld Season 1 as the basis for robot self-awareness, Julian Jaynes' book poses a wild and radical theory of human development: That, up until the era of the Iliad, humanity was not what we now consider conscious. Rather, the subconscious thought processes that served as a precursor to our own interior voices manifested as seemingly-divine instructions, compelling humans to organize and civilize. This theory has wide-reaching and radical implications for every field from linguistics to comparative religion. This book is an utterly fascinating page-turner, destined to turn the reader's mind inside out.

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