Books by Julian Jaynes
“Jaynes thinks we only started talking and thinking about consciousness and the problem of consciousness within historical times.” Read more...
The best books on Consciousness
Susan Blackmore, Psychologist
Interviews where books by Julian Jaynes were recommended
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Consciousness Explained
by Daniel Dennett -
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Principles of Psychology
by William James -
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The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind
by Julian Jaynes -
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The Mind's I: Fantasies And Reflections On Self & Soul
by Daniel Dennett & Douglas Hofstadter -
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Other Minds: The Octopus and the Evolution of Intelligent Life
by Peter Godfrey-Smith
The best books on Consciousness, recommended by Susan Blackmore
The best books on Consciousness, recommended by Susan Blackmore
The ‘hard problem’ of consciousness – of how the physical matter of the brain produces the psychological phenomenon of consciousness – has dogged psychologists and neuroscientists for decades. But what if we’ve been posing the question incorrectly all this time? The psychologist Susan Blackmore discusses five key texts that tackle this quicksilver concept.
