Zusatztext "When Julian Jaynes . . . speculates that until late in the twentieth millennium b.c. men had no consciousness but were automatically obeying the voices of the gods, we are astounded but compelled to follow this remarkable thesis." -- John Updike The New Yorker Informationen zum Autor Julian Jaynes taught in the Psychology Department at Princeton University for over thirty years. His book, "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind," has been described as one of the most important books of the twentieth century. Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung 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.

Autorentext

Julian Jaynes taught in the Psychology Department at Princeton University for over thirty years. His book, "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind," has been described as one of the most important books of the twentieth century.

Klappentext

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.