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About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherHarperCollins
ISBN-100618057072
ISBN-139780618057078
eBay Product ID (ePID)1660178
Product Key Features
Book TitleOrigin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
Number of Pages512 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2000
TopicMind & Body, People with Disabilities, Life Sciences / Developmental Biology, Life Sciences / Human Anatomy & Physiology, General
IllustratorYes
GenrePhilosophy, Social Science, Science, Psychology
AuthorJulian Jaynes
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Weight18.4 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition22
Reviews"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, "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
Dewey Decimal128/.2
SynopsisAt 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.