Julian Jaynes Society Publications

Books

Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness Julian Jaynes's Bicameral Mind Theory Revisited Marcel Kuijsten Julian Jaynes Society, 2007 "I have rarely read a manuscript that so eloquently and elegantly examines a complex and pervasive phenomenon. The contributors of this volume have integrated the concepts of psychology, anthropology, archaeology, theology, philosophy, the history of science, and modern neuroscience with such clarity it should be considered an essential text for any student of human experience." — from the Foreword by Dr. Michael A. Persinger, Professor of Behavioral Neuroscience, Laurentian University Read more >

Articles

The Minds of the Bible: Speculations on the Cultural Evolution of Human Consciousness Rabbi James Cohn Human culture raises children, and thus creates adults, who understand their mental life — who understand what's happening within their minds — in a particular way. Before the development of written language, human beings were acculturated to understand their mental life in terms of automatic (some might say "robotic" or "zombie-like") responses to auditory hallucinations which they identified as the external voice of God... Read more >

Elephants in the Psychology Department: Overcoming Intellectual Barriers to Understanding Julian Jaynes's Theory Brian J. McVeigh, Ph.D. In The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976) Julian Jaynes presents a number of startling and controversial claims about the nature of psyche, specifically consciousness. His conclusions may ultimately be proven incorrect, partially correct, or entirely correct. However, before we can ... Read more >