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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

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What is human consciousness, where did it come from, and how does it determine who we are and how we live in the world? At the heart of this book is the theory that human consciousness did not develop over time--that, in fact, ancient peoples from mesopotamia to Peru did not "think" as we do and therefore were not conscious. Drawing on laboratory studies of the brain and clos examination of archaeological evidence, the author concludes that consciousness is not a product of evolution but of catastrophic events in our own history, events that occurred as recently as three thousand years ago.

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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind, Julian Jaynes

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1993
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Titolo
The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Lingua
Inglese
Editore
Penguin
Pubblicato
1993
Formato
In brossura
Pagine
491
ISBN10
0140174915
ISBN13
9780140174915
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What is human consciousness, where did it come from, and how does it determine who we are and how we live in the world? At the heart of this book is the theory that human consciousness did not develop over time--that, in fact, ancient peoples from mesopotamia to Peru did not "think" as we do and therefore were not conscious. Drawing on laboratory studies of the brain and clos examination of archaeological evidence, the author concludes that consciousness is not a product of evolution but of catastrophic events in our own history, events that occurred as recently as three thousand years ago.