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Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:37 pm
Forum: Lecture Discussion
Topic: James Cohn – A Jaynesian Philology: The Bible as a Written Record of the Dawn of Consciousness
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James Cohn – A Jaynesian Philology: The Bible as a Written Record of the Dawn of Consciousness

A Jaynesian Philology: The Bible as a Written Record of the Dawn of Consciousness James Cohn, Invited address at The Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies, Charleston, WV, June 2013. Abstract: In 1976, Julian Jaynes hypothesized that our ancestors were acculturated ...
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Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:35 pm
Forum: Lecture Discussion
Topic: Merlin Donald – What We Were, What We Are Becoming: The Human Cognitive Journey
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Merlin Donald – What We Were, What We Are Becoming: The Human Cognitive Journey

What We Were, What We Are Becoming: The Human Cognitive Journey Merlin Donald, Keynote address at The Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies, Charleston, WV, June 2013. Abstract: Culture includes every human invention and convention, from customs to institutional fac...
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Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:33 pm
Forum: Lecture Discussion
Topic: Paul Evans – Julian Jaynes, the Noosphere, Altered States and Consciousness Evolution
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Paul Evans – Julian Jaynes, the Noosphere, Altered States and Consciousness Evolution

Julian Jaynes, the Noosphere, Altered States and Consciousness Evolution Paul Evans, paper presented at The Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies, Charleston, WV, June 2013. Abstract: Some contemporary neurologists and philosophers have hypothesized that consciousne...
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Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:30 pm
Forum: Lecture Discussion
Topic: Jan Sleutels – The Contingency of Mind: Situating Jaynes in the Changing Landscape of Contemporary Philosophy of Mind
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Jan Sleutels – The Contingency of Mind: Situating Jaynes in the Changing Landscape of Contemporary Philosophy of Mind

The Contingency of Mind: Situating Jaynes in the Changing Landscape of Contemporary Philosophy of Mind Jan Sleutels, Invited address at The Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies, Charleston, WV, June 2013. Abstract: Philosophy of mind in the second half of the twent...
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Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:27 pm
Forum: Lecture Discussion
Topic: Gregory Conrow – An Encounter of Jaynes and Derrida: Consciousness, Divine Voice and Writing
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Gregory Conrow – An Encounter of Jaynes and Derrida: Consciousness, Divine Voice and Writing

An Encounter of Jaynes and Derrida: Consciousness, Divine Voice and Writing Gregory Conrow, paper presented at The Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies, Charleston, WV, June 2013. Abstract: A cursory reading of the secondary literature of Jacques Derrida’s deconstr...
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Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:17 pm
Forum: Lecture Discussion
Topic: Ralf Funke – The Dangerous Metaphor: Wittgenstein and Jaynes and the Rise of Neobehaviorism
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Ralf Funke – The Dangerous Metaphor: Wittgenstein and Jaynes and the Rise of Neobehaviorism

The Dangerous Metaphor: Wittgenstein and Jaynes and the Rise of Neobehaviorism Ralf Funke, paper presented at The Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies, Charleston, WV, June 2013. Abstract: In 1984 Julian Jaynes gave a lecture in Kirchberg entitled “Four Hypotheses ...
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Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:14 pm
Forum: Lecture Discussion
Topic: Malcolm David Lowe – How Languages Create Mind Space and The ‘Analog I’
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Malcolm David Lowe – How Languages Create Mind Space and The ‘Analog I’

How Languages Create Mind Space and the ‘Analog I’ Malcolm David Lowe, paper presented at The Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies, Charleston, WV, June 2013. Abstract: The idea that consciousness is built on the back of language is one of the four pillars of Julia...
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Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:12 pm
Forum: Lecture Discussion
Topic: Eric Alexander La Freniere – A Bicameral Semiotic: The Linguistic Sign as Image-Word Dyad
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Eric Alexander La Freniere – A Bicameral Semiotic: The Linguistic Sign as Image-Word Dyad

A Bicameral Semiotic: The Linguistic Sign as Image-Word Dyad Eric Alexander La Freniere, paper presented at The Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies, Charleston, WV, June 2013. Abstract: This read-visual presentation begins with a review of Julian Jaynes’s thesis t...
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Thu Aug 10, 2023 4:09 pm
Forum: Lecture Discussion
Topic: Martin L. Lenhardt – Expansion of Jaynes’ Wahee-Wahoo Hypothesis for Speech/Language Evolution
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Martin L. Lenhardt – Expansion of Jaynes’ Wahee-Wahoo Hypothesis for Speech/Language Evolution

Expansion of Jaynes’ Wahee-Wahoo Hypothesis for Speech/Language Evolution Martin L. Lenhardt, paper presented at The Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies, Charleston, WV, June 2013. Abstract: Jaynes’s paper entitled ‘The Evolution of Language in the Late Pleistocen...
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Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:52 pm
Forum: Lecture Discussion
Topic: Bill Rowe – The Other Origin of Consciousness: Infancy and its Relationship to Julian Jaynes’s Theory
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Bill Rowe – The Other Origin of Consciousness: Infancy and its Relationship to Julian Jaynes’s Theory

Bill Rowe, Invited address at The Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies, Charleston, WV, June 2013. Abstract: There are two origins of consciousness, one in antiquity and one in infancy. In the last decades of the twentieth century research in child development high...
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Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:39 pm
Forum: Lecture Discussion
Topic: Roy Baumeister – The Why, What, and How of Human Consciousness
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Roy Baumeister – The Why, What, and How of Human Consciousness

The Why, What, and How of Human Consciousness Roy F. Baumeister, Keynote address at The Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies, Charleston, WV, June 2013. Abstract: Consciousness is a distinguishing trait of human experience, but does it cause behavior or serve other...
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Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:34 pm
Forum: Lecture Discussion
Topic: Martin Kommor – The Role of Self-Reflection (and Reflective Supervision) in the Development of Psychiatric Residents
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Martin Kommor – The Role of Self-Reflection (and Reflective Supervision) in the Development of Psychiatric Residents

The Role of Self-Reflection (and Reflective Supervision) in the Development of Psychiatric Residents Martin Kommor, Invited address at The Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies, Charleston, WV, June 2013. Abstract: Psychiatry especially since Freud has emphasized th...
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Thu Aug 10, 2023 3:30 pm
Forum: Lecture Discussion
Topic: Gary Williams – Consciousness Behind Closed Doors: Julian Jaynes and the Refrigerator Light Problem
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Gary Williams – Consciousness Behind Closed Doors: Julian Jaynes and the Refrigerator Light Problem

Gary Williams, Invited address at The Julian Jaynes Society Conference on Consciousness and Bicameral Studies, Charleston, WV, June 2013. Abstract: One question we might have about consciousness concerns its pervasiveness during waking life. We can divide views of pervasiveness into two broad camps:...
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Mon Jul 31, 2023 11:16 pm
Forum: 1.01. Hypothesis One: Consciousness Based On Language | Subtopic: Consciousness & Dreams
Topic: Monsters In The Closet
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Re: Monsters In The Closet

Yes, children do seem to go from "bicameral" or visitation-style dreams -- where they dream that they are asleep in their bed and then are visited by some type of entity -- to our modern, "conscious," adult-style dreams -- where they seem themselves acting out various storylines ...
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Mon Jul 31, 2023 5:19 pm
Forum: 2.3. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Hypnosis, Possession & Altered States of Consciousness
Topic: DMT and Terence McKenna
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Re: DMT and Terence McKenna

Yes, McKenna's work in relation to Jaynes has come up every so often. While psychedelic use is complex, and undoubtedly stems from many motivations -- including the modern treatment of PTSD, depression, and other mental health issues -- I think some aspects of both ancient and modern psychedelic use...

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