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A knowledge base for Julian Jaynes's theory.


**[[julian-jaynes|About Julian Jaynes]]**

**[[overview-four-hypotheses|Introduction to Julian Jaynes's Theory]]**

**[[hypothesis-one|Hypothesis One: Consciousness Is Based on Language]]**
  * Metaphrands, Metaphiers, Paraphrands, and Paraphiers
  * Preconscious Hypostases: The Precursors of Mental Language

**[[hypothesis-two|Hypothesis Two: Bicameral Mentality]]**
  * Hallucinations as a Side Effect of Language Comprehension
  * The Origins of Bicamerality Are in the Internalization of Communicative Acts
  * Names Recreate a Person’s Presence
  * Kings, Tombs, and Voices from the Grave
  * Personal Gods

**[[hypothesis-three|Hypothesis Three: Dating the Transition from Bicameral Mentality to Consciousness]]**
  * The Inherent Instability of Bicameral Kingdoms and Their Collapse
  * Trade and Exchange Eventually Weakened the Bicameral Order
  * Migration, Chaos, Conquest
  * Positing Internal Differences as the Cause of Consciousness
  * Writing Undermined Divine Authority
  * Narratization in Epics
  * The Origin of the Analog “I” in Deceit
  * Natural Selection

**[[hypothesis-four|Hypothesis Four: The Neurological Model for Bicameral Mentality]]**
  * The Neurological Basics of Speech
  * Evidence Supporting Bicameral Neurology
  * “Hardware” versus “Software”

**[[vestiges-of-bicameral-mentality|Modern Relevance]]**
  * Vestiges of Bicameral Mentality
  * Understanding Mental Illness and Hearing Voices
  * Encouraging conscious thought expansion and teaching consciousness

**[[critiques-and-controversies|Critiques and Controversies]]**

**[[legacy-and-influence|Legacy and Influence]]**

**[[glossary|Glossary of Jaynesian Terms]]**

**[[additional-resources|Additional Resources]]**