Julian Jaynes Archive

  • Going back to the the earliest writings and studying particularly the many early civilizations of the Near East, Jaynes came to the conclusion that most of the people in these archaic cultures were not subjectively conscious... Jaynes bluntly declares "There is in general no consciousness in the ILIAD."

    The BiCameral Mind – Part 1

    Posted on May 22, 2009 | 4 Comments
    Going back to the the earliest writings and studying particularly the many early civilizations of the Near East, Jaynes came to the conclusion that most of the people in these archaic cultures were not subjectively conscious... Jaynes bluntly declares "There is in general no consciousness in the ILIAD."

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