The Origins of Consciousness and the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind

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A book by Julian Jaynes theorizing that ancient minds, particularly Greeks, heard gods as internal voices, a 'bicameral mind', before a historical breakdown of this mental structure.

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Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics | Lex Fridman Podcast #211

Brian Muraresku: The Secret History of Psychedelics | Lex Fridman Podcast #211

Lex Fridman

A book by Julian Jaynes theorizing that ancient minds, particularly Greeks, heard gods as internal voices, a 'bicameral mind', before a historical breakdown of this mental structure.