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- Thu Mar 08, 2007 11:34 am
- Forum: 3.0. Hypothesis Three: Dating the Development of Consciousness
- Topic: J. Weissman on the Evidence for Bicamerality in the Iliad
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J. Weissman on the Evidence for Bicamerality in the Iliad
I recently re-read Judith Weissman's discussion of the evidence for bicamerality in the Iliad and the Odyssey (in "Of Two Minds: Poets Who Hear Voices") and I thought some of the main points were worth summarizing here for discussion: 1. The legend of the Iliad was recited orally for centu...
- Tue Mar 06, 2007 10:32 am
- Forum: 2.3. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Hypnosis, Possession & Altered States of Consciousness
- Topic: "Divided Consciousness" by Ernest Hilgard
- Replies: 8
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"Divided Consciousness" by Ernest Hilgard
If you can get a hold of a used copy or find it at the library (it's out of print), I recommend reading Ernest Hilgard's Divided Consciousness: Multiple Controls in Human Thought and Action . It's a great book on hypnosis by the famous Stanford professor (an early reviewer of Jaynes), and topics dis...
- Mon Feb 26, 2007 1:47 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: How to Explain Jaynes to Your Mother-in-Law
- Replies: 9
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Hi Erik, I enjoyed your summary. An approach I've taken recently has been to explain Jaynes's theory in terms of his four main ideas: 1. Consciousness based on language 2. Dating consciousness to the end of the 2nd millenium B.C. 3. The idea of a prior mentality known as the bicameral mind 4. Jaynes...
- Tue Jan 30, 2007 12:25 pm
- Forum: Book Discussion: The Origin of Consciousness and Julian Jaynes Society Publications
- Topic: Reflections Ch. 3 - Verbal Hallucinations & Preconscious Mentality
- Replies: 15
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I think over the next decade we will see great advances in our understanding of the neurobiology of hallucinations. Several recent studies mentioned in Ch. 4 implicate the right temporal-parietal lobe as Jaynes suggested. The fact that patients with temporal lobe epilepsy often have both hallucinati...
- Mon Jan 29, 2007 5:49 pm
- Forum: Book Discussion: The Origin of Consciousness and Julian Jaynes Society Publications
- Topic: Reflections Ch. 3 - Verbal Hallucinations & Preconscious Mentality
- Replies: 15
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I think the underlying question here is what is the function or cause of hallucinations in general? If they are indeed a vestige of the bicameral mind, then it makes sense that they can be elicited in a wide variety of ways, including temporal lobe epilepsy, what we now call schizophrenia, and among...
- Sun Jan 28, 2007 1:52 pm
- Forum: Book Discussion: The Origin of Consciousness and Julian Jaynes Society Publications
- Topic: Reflections Ch. 2 - The Ghost of a Flea: Visions of William Blake
- Replies: 6
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Yes I remember being assigned that poem as well and thinking more or less the same thing. Regarding Jaynes's comment that Blake was not schizophrenic, I also found that intereresting. I suppose Jaynes meant that in Blake's time, prior to anti-psychotic medication, most schziophrenics were unable to ...
- Thu Jan 25, 2007 5:37 pm
- Forum: Book Discussion: The Origin of Consciousness and Julian Jaynes Society Publications
- Topic: Reflections Ch. 9 - The Oracles and Their Cessation
- Replies: 7
- Views: 30919
Hi Mark, It's great to see you catching these points of error made by Stove so quickly (after just a skim). I was tempted to footnote them but decided to leave his chapter untouched (Stove is deceased). I felt his thoughts in favor of the theory made it worth including despite some of his misconcept...
- Fri Jan 19, 2007 9:39 am
- Forum: 2.1. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Auditory Hallucinations in Normal Adults
- Topic: Washington Post Article on Hearing Voices (Jan. 15, 2007)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 18320
- Wed Jan 03, 2007 10:00 am
- Forum: 3.0. Hypothesis Three: Dating the Development of Consciousness
- Topic: "The Discovery of the Mind" by Bruno Snell
- Replies: 5
- Views: 29817
- Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:57 am
- Forum: 2.0. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind
- Topic: Conscious "Gods"?
- Replies: 10
- Views: 35897
It's nice to see someone thinking about these ideas in new and creative ways. For the moment I'll just add the brief comment that interestingly consciousness seems to be somehow linked to the dominant language hemisphere in that split brain patients have no awareness of directions given to their rig...
- Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:38 am
- Forum: 1.0. Hypothesis One: Consciousness Based On Language
- Topic: What "Is" Consciousness?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 33053
- Wed Jan 03, 2007 9:33 am
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Welcome / Introductions
- Replies: 35
- Views: 94213
- Tue Dec 26, 2006 8:14 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: New Member, Neurologist
- Replies: 3
- Views: 17810
Thank you for your interesting post. I bought Dawkins new book a week or so ago but have not had a chance to read it yet. I'm looking forward to seeing what he has to say about Jaynes and perhaps following up with him. I'll be interested to read the other books you've recommended as well, and will f...
- Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:23 pm
- Forum: 2.1. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Auditory Hallucinations in Normal Adults
- Topic: Realignment of Priorities
- Replies: 8
- Views: 34832
- Fri Nov 10, 2006 3:06 pm
- Forum: 2.5. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Schizophrenia
- Topic: What about Multiple Personality Disorder?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 22132
It's an interesting subject, I think you are on the right track. I recently read a book called Of Two Minds: The Revolutionary Science of Dual-Brain Psychology . In a nutshell the author, a Harvard psychiatrist, looks at the well documented evidence of two minds in split-brain patients (one in each ...