Re: Julian Jaynes
Braxton (bsheaff@epix.net)
Mon, 16 Jan 1995 23:58:50 -0500
In article <3ff7ps$hdl@geraldo.cc.utexas.edu>, j.fischer@mail.utexas.edu
(Jeffrey Fischer) wrote:
Would Jaynes be the one who studied the Russian peasants? If not, then
there might be other evidence for a lower state of consciousness from a
different source. Someone studied Russian peasants and found that their
state of consciousness was dissimilar to that of the educated. It was on a
more primitive level, in a sense child-like. I don't remember the source
for this anymore but I have heard similar ideas relating to the
consciousness of children and the dream-like work they seem to live it.
One author- I think the book was "The Mind, Brain and Behavior" (I'll try
to find it) likened it to a drugged haze or sort of semi-conscious.
I too am anxious to hear where this thread leads.
Sheaffer
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