The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind by Julian Jaynes

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

Julian Jaynes

512 pages first pub 1976 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy psychology science challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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This book is ideal for intellectually adventurous readers who enjoy questioning the fundamental nature of human experience through bold, interdisciplinary theories that challenge conventional views of the mind and history.

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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 stil...

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