The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

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.

Author: Julian Jaynes
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: 08/15/2000
Pages: 512
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 1.35d
ISBN: 9780618057078

Review Citation(s):
Chronicle of Higher Education 11/15/2014 pg. 6