It will be interesting to see if professionals in the fields you mentioned offer their insights.
My own take is the answer is complex. Many are interested but feel the theory is still too controversial. Others have heard of the theory but in some cases dismissed it based on one or another of the common
misconceptions outlined on the website. They simply don't invest the time necessary to properly understand the theory.
On the other hand, the number of professionals referencing Jaynes's theory has increased dramatically over the past decade (see the
Academic Interest page). Recent examples of popular books mentioning Jaynes include
Self Comes to Mind by Antonio Damasio,
The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins, and
Incognito: The Secret Lives of the Brain by David Eagleman. Jaynes is mentioned at least briefly in thousands of lesser known books. (One can search these at books.google.com ... unfortunately the majority of books mentioning Jaynes, whether favorably or unfavorably, exhibit misunderstandings of the theory).
The number of journal articles mentioning Jaynes has also increased significantly. A recent article dedicated to Jaynes's theory was published in the
American Journal of Psychology. There are also more critiques of Jaynes's theory appearing, in books and articles that in the past would likely have just not mentioned the theory at all (many of these are addressed on the
Critiques and Responses page).
I credit some of the increase in publications mentioning Jaynes to the release of the
Reflections book, the newsletter, and now the
Julian Jaynes Collection. Academics, like all people, exhibit something of a herd mentality. Scholars are much more likely to discuss a theory if they see others scholars are taking it seriously.
There is still a long way to go, but I think things are moving in the right direction.
Jaynes enthusiasts can help by writing positive reviews of the books on Amazon.com, giving the books to friends as gifts, sharing the newsletters, blogging about the theory (or responding to other's blog posts online), and "Liking" the
Julian Jaynes Facebook page and then forwarding posts that are made to the page to their friends. People become interested in things that they see others are interested in.