Few activities are as paradoxical as gambling. Rationally, people know that casinos, lotteries, and betting houses are designed to favor the house. Yet the thrill of risking money on a throw of dice or the spin of a wheel remains irresistible to millions. Why?
Read MoreWelcome to another deep dive where we plunge into ideas that fundamentally reshape our understanding of the human experience. It’s great to be back. Today we’re not just dissecting ancient history, we’re really embarking on an extraordinary intellectual journey, you know, excavating the very fabric of human mentality itself. Our lens for this profound exploration is the groundbreaking, and frankly, revolutionary theory of Julian Jaynes. Absolutely. A game-changer. And we’re setting our sights on one of history’s most enigmatic and foundational periods, ancient Mesopotamia.
Read MoreWelcome back to the Deep Dive, where we plunge into fascinating source material to unearth the most compelling insights, just for you. Glad to be diving in. Today we’re tackling something truly monumental. I mean, a theory that really challenges almost everything we thought we knew about the human mind and its history. Absolutely. It’s a big one. We’re embarking on an extensive deep dive into Julian Jaynes’ groundbreaking work, The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind.
Read MoreNow available: The revised second edition of Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness: Julian Jaynes’s Bicameral Mind Theory Revisited …
Read MoreSummary: “Consciousness and Dreams” by Marcel Kuijsten delves into Julian Jaynes’s theory regarding the relationship between dreams and the development
Read MoreWe hope that you’re all having an enjoyable summer! We have a number of new items to share with you since our last update: …
Read MoreWe have a number of exciting new developments to share with you since our last update: We’ve published the revised second edition of …
Read MorePlease join us for our upcoming online event this Thursday, November 16th, and check out other recent Jaynes-related news: …
Read MoreJoin us for a 90-minute interview and Q&A session with Brian J. McVeigh on his latest book, The Psychology of Ancient Egypt: Reconstructing A Lost Mentality.
Read MoreIn June 2020, the psychiatrist and blogger Scott Alexander wrote a review of Julian Jaynes’s The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind for his popular “Star Slate Codex” blog. . His review contains a number of misconceptions and errors, and I will attempt to clear those up here.
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