I am sometimes aware of some “thinking” going on below the linguistic level that is hard for my conscious rational mind to get a handle on, or be aware of, until it bubbles up in words. Example, trying to recall a name , stop thinking about it and later it just pops up into consciousness!
@@chrisgreen1514 The hypotheses presented by Jaynes cut through so much noise in the philosophical and psychological spheres. It was to me like hearing the first sensible explanation of consciousness ever.
I have recently heard of a German author named Bruno Snell who seems to have been a possible influence on Jaynes. I'm curious to know whether the Julian Jaynes Society has published any comment on Snell's work, in particular The Discovery of the Mind.
Thanks. This is great stuff. Just what I’ve been concluding without ever hearing about Jaynes and his theory.
I am sometimes aware of some “thinking” going on below the linguistic level that is hard for my conscious rational mind to get a handle on, or be aware of, until it bubbles up in words. Example, trying to recall a name , stop thinking about it and later it just pops up into consciousness!
@@chrisgreen1514 The hypotheses presented by Jaynes cut through so much noise in the philosophical and psychological spheres. It was to me like hearing the first sensible explanation of consciousness ever.
I have recently heard of a German author named Bruno Snell who seems to have been a possible influence on Jaynes. I'm curious to know whether the Julian Jaynes Society has published any comment on Snell's work, in particular The Discovery of the Mind.
It's a great book, and definitely worth reading by anyone interested in Jaynes's theory, along with E.R. Dodds' "The Greeks and the Irrational."