Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind: The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast
Listen to Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind: The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast, where we explore Princeton University psychologist Julian Jaynes’s theory of the origin of consciousness and the bicameral mind, as described in his best selling book, The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind.
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Listen to “Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind: The Julian Jaynes Society Podcast,” where we explore Princeton University psychologist Julian Jaynes’s theory of the origin of consciousness and the bicameral mind, as described in his best selling book, “The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind.”
Produced by Julian Jaynes Society Executive Director Marcel Kuijsten.
Learn more about Julian Jaynes’s theory or become a member by visiting the Julian Jaynes Society at https://www.julianjaynes.org.
“In 610 CE, isolated in a Mecca mountain cave, and enduring severe fasting, Muhammad experienced a physical encounter with a terrifying, unseen force. Traditionally, history offers us two ways to explain this — either it was a literal visit from an arch-angel, or it was the work of a man suffering from delusions. Yet the records of this event contain specific physical details that don’t fit either category. They are too consistent to be dismissed as simple madness, and too clinical to be explained as theology alone. …”
Learn more by reading “Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind,” currently on sale for a limited time:
https://www.amazon.com/Conversations-Consciousness-Bicameral-Mind-Interviews/dp/1737305534
https://www.julianjaynes.org/book/conversations-on-consciousness-and-the-bicameral-mind/
Video produced by Mustafa Suliman using generative AI tools and reviewed by human editors for accuracy and clarity.
Produced by Marcel Kuijsten for the Julian Jaynes Society..