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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

By Julian Jaynes

"The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind" by Julian Jaynes theorizes that human consciousness emerged only recently in our evolutionary history through the breakdown of a previous two-chambered mental structure, in which one chamber, controlled by auditory hallucinations interpreted as the voices of gods, directed the actions of the other.

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