Gods, Voices, and the Bicameral Mind: The Theories of Julian

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Gods, Voices, and the Bicameral Mind: The Theories of Julian Jaynes

Does consciousness inevitably arise in any sufficiently complex brain? Although widely accepted, this view inherited from Darwin's theory of evolution is supported by surprisingly little evidence. Offering an alternate view of the history of the human mind, Julian Jaynes's ideas challenge our preconceptions of not only the origin of the modern mind, but the origin of gods and religion, the nature of mental illness, and the future potential of consciousness. The tremendous explanatory power of Jaynes's ideas force us to reevaluate much of what we thought we knew about human history.Gods, Voices, and the Bicameral Mind both explains Julian Jaynes's theory and explores a wide range of related topics such as the ancient Dark Age, the nature of dreams and the birth of Greek tragedy, poetic inspiration, the significance of hearing voices in both the ancient and modern world, the development of consciousness in children, vestiges of bicameralism and the transition to consciousness in early Tibet, the relationship of consciousness and metaphorical language, and how Jaynes's ideas compare to those of other thinkers.

Country	USA
Author	Marcel Kuijsten
Binding	Paperback
Creator	Marcel Kuijsten
EAN	9780979074431
Edition	1st
IsAdultProduct	0
ISBN	0979074436
Label	Julian Jaynes Society
Manufacturer	Julian Jaynes Society
MPN	0979074436
NumberOfPages	320
PartNumber	0979074436
PublicationDate	2019-05-05
Publisher	Julian Jaynes Society
Studio	Julian Jaynes Society
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Gods, Voices, and the Bicameral Mind: The Theories of Julian Jaynes

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