The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
by Julian Jaynes
Taste attributes: documentarypsychologicalhistoricalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyrealisticintricatelinearemotive & stirringsolving the riddle/not as it seemssocial commentary
Boxlist takeFresh and heavy: a layered non-fiction book, slow-burning rather than fast. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: very fresh · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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About This Book
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.
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- Julian Jaynes
- Published
- 1976
- Pages
- 487
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