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Welcome to the Julian Jaynes Society Wiki
Introduction to Julian Jaynes's Theory
Hypothesis One: Consciousness Is Based on Language
- Metaphrands, Metaphiers, Paraphrands, and Paraphiers
- Preconscious Hypostases: The Precursors of Mental Language
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: 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: The Neurological Model for Bicameral Mentality
- The Neurological Basics of Speech
- Evidence Supporting Bicameral Neurology
- “Hardware” versus “Software”
- Vestiges of Bicameral Mentality
- Understanding Mental Illness and Hearing Voices
- Encouraging conscious thought expansion and teaching consciousness
Controversies and Criticisms
Legacy and Influence
Additional Topics
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