The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Julian Jaynes
This groundbreaking book challenges the idea that human consciousness has always existed, proposing that it is a learned process that emerged just three thousand years ago. Its controversial thesis has implications for our psychology, history, culture, religion, and future.
Publish Date
2000-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
2000-08-15T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1976
Goodreads Rating
4.26
ISBN
0046442057073
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A book that confirms there is far, far more in our unconscious mind than is dreamt of in our philosophy. – source