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Loading... The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)by Julian Jaynes
Jaynes argues that consciousness, and self consciousness, are recent cultural developments. His argument has been comprehensively critiqued, debunked and dismissed. It remains, however, a marvellously stimulating book, filled with sharp insights, which will survive many of the well founded, and tedious, objections of his critics. Take and enjoy it as a stimulant to the imagination and as an enjoyable tour of Homeric and other ancient literature. (  )2   LeaderElliott | Sep 26, 2012 |  Origin of Consciousness, Julian Jaynes. Human consciousness is a learned process brought into being out of earlier hallucinatory mentality. "learned process" dubious - Egyptian princess Ankhesenamiin offered the kingship to enemy empire Hittite prince. Thought provoking anyway. (  ) edwbennett | May 26, 2012 | I finished this book several months ago and have been since attempting to figure out how I would review it. Whether the book's thesis concerning the origin of consciousness is true or not, it presents a compelling and original view of how ancient humans thought. The author readily admits the difficulty in confirming his theory; but I did find what evidence there was to be good. This book has also radically changed my views and extended my understanding of religion. ( )2 math_foo | Dec 28, 2011 | An absolutely fascinating work. Although there are times where it seems that large trucks can be driven through the holes in his arguments, the overall picture presented makes this quite convincing that Jaynes's theories (particularly the main one, which is that humans only gained consciousness 3,000 - 4,000 years ago, acting only based on voices they heard coming from the right hemisphere of their brains), are worth further study. ( ) waitingtoderail | Dec 9, 2011 | Extraordinary book; Asks many important questions about how our mind has evolved. 460200 | Nov 16, 2011 | no reviews | add a review
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