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by Moderator
Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:06 pm
Forum: Book Discussion: The Origin of Consciousness and Julian Jaynes Society Publications
Topic: Julian Jaynes' Book in Other Languages (French...)
Replies: 4
Views: 24319

Re: Julian Jaynes' Book in Italian, German, French, and Span

[Updated] The French and German versions of The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown in the Bicameral Mind are now available for Amazon Kindle, with Spanish coming soon. The hard and soft cover versions are out of print, but can occasionally be found online on Amazon.com, E-bay, etc., as well as...
by Moderator
Tue Nov 18, 2008 3:03 pm
Forum: The Bicameral Mind in Fiction, Film & Popular Culture
Topic: Obama and the Politics of Crowds
Replies: 9
Views: 30964

Obama and the Politics of Crowds

Obama and the Politics of Crowds The masses greeting the candidate on the trail are a sign of great unease. By FOUAD AJAMI, Wall Street Journal, October 30, 2008 There is something odd -- and dare I say novel -- in American politics about the crowds that have been greeting Barack Obama on his campa...
by Moderator
Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:12 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: New Member: Relate JJ & Artificial Intelligence
Replies: 1
Views: 12571

Re: New Member: Relate JJ & Artificial Intelligence

I know there are people that share your interest in AI and Jaynes's theory but I don't know of any resources right now, or of anyone doing research in this area. Incidently, Jaynes felt that computers could never be conscious.

Please keep us posted on your work.
by Moderator
Tue Jul 08, 2008 11:04 pm
Forum: 2.6. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: The Mentality of Pre-Literate & Pre-Modern Peoples
Topic: "Primitive Mentality" by Lucien Lévy-Bruhl & Jaynes' Theory
Replies: 11
Views: 49991

Re: "Primitive Mentality" by Lucien Lévy-Bruhl

Thank you I will have to look more into the tribes you mention. Yes as noted above Levy-Bruhl's book was published in 1923 and the term "primitive" is no longer considered appropriate as it was at that time.
by Moderator
Sat Apr 26, 2008 10:27 pm
Forum: 1.0. Hypothesis One: Consciousness Based On Language
Topic: Consciousness vs. Perception
Replies: 4
Views: 21900

Re: Consciousness vs. Perception

Yes the equating consciousness with perception (or any number of other things) is a common misconception, not only among lay people but also psychologists and cognitive scientists, who for example present talks at conferences with titles such as "Why Babies Are More Conscious Than We Are" ...
by Moderator
Mon Apr 14, 2008 12:15 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Elephant Painting
Replies: 2
Views: 13839

Re: Elephant Painting

Thank you for posting this interesting video. If the elephant were able to draw this "self-portrait" as it is dubbed freely and spontaneously, this would have serious implications for the presence of a "self-concept" in elephants and warrant a major rethinking of consciousness --...
by Moderator
Thu Feb 28, 2008 6:53 pm
Forum: The Bicameral Mind in Fiction, Film & Popular Culture
Topic: The Ecstasy of Barack
Replies: 1
Views: 15665

The Ecstasy of Barack

The Ecstasy of Barack Feb. 24, 2008 by Kathleen Parker, Washington Post Writer's Group Much has been made of the religious tenor of Barack Obama's presidential campaign. Reports of women weeping and swooning---even of an audience applauding when The One cleared his proboscis (blew his nose for you m...
by Moderator
Wed Feb 20, 2008 1:31 pm
Forum: 3.0. Hypothesis Three: Dating the Development of Consciousness
Topic: R.A. Schwaller de Lubicz & Egyptology
Replies: 5
Views: 25549

R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz

Yes, R. A. Schwaller de Lubicz's books are available in English on Amazon.com:

Esoterism and Symbol
The Temple of Man
Sacred Science: The King of Pharaonic Theocracy

etc.

They are on my "to read" list!
by Moderator
Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:29 am
Forum: Julian Jaynes
Topic: My Letter from Julian Jaynes
Replies: 4
Views: 23727

In case Chase doesn't get back to you, I thought I'd chime in. As for "the new book," he was referring to " Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness ." I will be writing on the status of Jaynes's unpublished writings in the next newsletter (due out in March). But in a nutshell, u...
by Moderator
Mon Jan 07, 2008 1:02 am
Forum: 2.4. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Religion & the Bicameral Mind
Topic: The Rise of "One True God" Religions
Replies: 22
Views: 75879

Yes that is a good point. I can see where the statement was confusing as the second line should have made the distinction that while there were many gods in Gautama Buddha's time and Buddism was influenced by this religious reformer, unlike the others he did not promote a one-god concept. It's inter...
by Moderator
Mon Jan 07, 2008 12:43 am
Forum: 2.6. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: The Mentality of Pre-Literate & Pre-Modern Peoples
Topic: The Sentinelese: The Last Semi-Bicameral Society?
Replies: 12
Views: 51422

The Sentinelese: The Last Semi-Bicameral Society?

Several very primitive societies such as the Sentinelese and the Jarawa still populate the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Indian Ocean and continue to this day to live in a "Stone Age existence." "It is not certain whether, outside the Andaman Islands, there still exists any commu...
by Moderator
Mon Dec 17, 2007 4:31 pm
Forum: 2.1. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Auditory Hallucinations in Normal Adults
Topic: Resources for Voice Hearers: Support Groups, Info & Websites
Replies: 0
Views: 24810

Resources for Voice Hearers: Support Groups, Info & Websites

Occasionally I get calls from people seeking help for their voices so I thought I'd start a topic listing some resources. Please feel free to add to it. Schizophrenia Support Groups and Related Resources National Alliance on Mental Illness State and Local NAMI Support Groups Intervoice: The Internat...
by Moderator
Sun Dec 16, 2007 9:59 pm
Forum: The Bicameral Mind in Fiction, Film & Popular Culture
Topic: The Bicameral Mind in His Dark Materials /The Golden Compass
Replies: 7
Views: 31757

The Golden Compass

I never had a chance to read Pullman's books but last night I went and saw the movie adaptation of The Golden Compass . Like the initial post mentions with regard to the books, in the movie most of the characters have a "daemon." A person's daemon is a form of companion, which in the story...
by Moderator
Mon Nov 19, 2007 3:14 pm
Forum: 2.4. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Religion & the Bicameral Mind
Topic: Introspection and the Old Testament
Replies: 10
Views: 33100

Jaynes on the meaning of life

I thought you might enjoy this related quote from Jaynes.... In 1988, Life asked Jaynes to contribute a comment on the meaning of life. Sandwiched between the homilies of Armand Hammer and Norman Vincent Peale ("Approach Life the Joy Way!") is Jaynes's Fortean answer: "This question h...
by Moderator
Sat Nov 17, 2007 3:03 pm
Forum: 2.4. Hypothesis Two: The Bicameral Mind | Subtopic: Religion & the Bicameral Mind
Topic: Introspection and the Old Testament
Replies: 10
Views: 33100

The Minds of the Bible

Your comment does make more sense in light of your non-traditional definition of the term. Certainly people are free to define terms like "god" and "salvation" (and "consciousness") in wildly different ways. My point is just that when one uses a definition that deviates...

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