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Unearthing the Bicameral Mind

An Archaeological Excavation of Human Consciousness

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Unearthing the Bicameral Mind:
An Archaeological Excavation of Human Consciousness

THE PREMISE: Consciousness is not an innate biological feature, but learned cultural software installed over specific neurological hardware.

THE MYSTERY: For millennia, humans operated without introspection, guided by auditory hallucinations interpreted as the voices of gods.

THE MISSION: Digging into the lost city of the mind to validate the controversial 1976 theory of Julian Jaynes.

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Marcel Kuijsten

Marcel Kuijsten is the Founder and Executive Director of the Julian Jaynes Society.

Marcel Kuijsten

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