Re: Julian Jaynes
Matt Rosenblatt (matt@amsaa-cleo.brl.mil)
6 Jan 95 17:01:57 GMT
In article <3e1qbi$t9b@chronicle.parcplace.com> tbev@parcplace.com writes:
>I've recently read Julian Jaynes' "The Origin of Consciousness in the
>Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind" for the 3rd time and am more intrigued
>than ever. I think he may really be onto something. That being said,
>I'd like to learn what other information affirming/falsifying others may
>have regarding Bicameral Hypothesis. [Tom Bevington]
If Mr. Bevington's post is going to spur some net.readers to take
another look at Mr. Jaynes's book, maybe those readers could do me
a favor and keep an eye out for something. The first time I read
"The Origin of Consciousness . . .," I thought I saw something
to the effect that "consciousness," as Mr. Jaynes defines it,
does not develop in the individual before about age seven, when
(according to the author) he is first able to "visualize" himself
doing hypothetical actions. On subsequent re-readings, I have
never been able to find any such passage. Does Mr. Jaynes
say this in his book? If so, where does he say it?
-- Matt Rosenblatt
(matt@arl.mil)
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