This item is not eligible for Amazon Prime, but millions of other items are. Join Amazon Prime today. Already a member? Sign in.

56 used & new from $0.99
See All Buying Options

Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Tell a Friend
The Origin of Consciouness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
 
 
Are You an Author or Publisher?
Find out how to publish your own Kindle Books
 
  

The Origin of Consciouness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (Paperback)

by Julian Jaynes (Author) "O, WHAT A WORLD of unseen visions and heard silences, this insubstantial country of the mind!..." (more)
Key Phrases: preconscious hypostases, bicameral paradigm, bicameral kingdoms, New York, Old Testament, Near East (more...)
4.5 out of 5 stars  (139 customer reviews)


Available from these sellers.


56 used & new available from $0.99
Also Available in: List Price: Our Price: Other Offers:
Hardcover (11th printing) 73 used & new from $1.39
Paperback (1) $18.00 $12.24 52 used & new from $6.50
Unknown Binding Order it used!
 
   

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness: Julian Jaynes's Bicameral Mind Theory Revisited

Reflections on the Dawn of Consciousness: Julian Jaynes's Bicameral Mind Theory Revisited by Marcel Kuijsten

4.9 out of 5 stars (7)  $20.00
Muses, Madmen, and Prophets: Hearing Voices and the Borders of Sanity

Muses, Madmen, and Prophets: Hearing Voices and the Borders of Sanity by Daniel B. Smith

4.2 out of 5 stars (6)  $10.88
The Origins and History of Consciousness (Mythos Books)

The Origins and History of Consciousness (Mythos Books) by Erich Neumann

4.2 out of 5 stars (9)  $19.77
EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS: THE ORIGINS OF THE WAY WE THINK

EVOLUTION OF CONSCIOUSNESS: THE ORIGINS OF THE WAY WE THINK by Robert Ornstein

3.4 out of 5 stars (8) 
The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature

The Stuff of Thought: Language as a Window into Human Nature by Steven Pinker

3.8 out of 5 stars (32)  $19.77
Explore similar items : Books (95)

Editorial Reviews
John Updike, The New Yorker
"When Julian Jaynes . . . speculates that until late in the twentieth millennium b.c. men had no consciousness but were automatically obeying the voices of the gods, we are astounded but compelled to follow this remarkable thesis." --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Review
"When Julian Jaynes . . . speculates that until late in the twentieth millennium b.c. men had no consciousness but were automatically obeying the voices of the gods, we are astounded but compelled to follow this remarkable thesis." -- John Updike --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

See all Editorial Reviews

Product Details
  • Paperback: 480 pages
  • Publisher: Mariner Books (September 19, 1990)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0395563526
  • ISBN-13: 978-0395563526
  • Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.2 x 1.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  (139 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #868,617 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
    (Publishers and authors: Improve Your Sales)
  • Also Available in: Hardcover (11th printing) |  Paperback (1) |  Unknown Binding  |  All Editions