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It seems that the underlying theses of this book (evolution of human outlook, development of the modern sense of identity, the shift in human modes of encountering the divine) bear a relation to those of "THE ORIGIN OF CONSCIOUSNESS IN THE BREAK- DOWN OF THE BICAMERAL MIND" by Julian Jaynes. Does this similarity strike anyone else?

Neil Kugel cites Jaynes in a lengthy footnote, acknowledging that his thesis has some relevance to the argument that something changed in the human BRAIN/M…moreKugel cites Jaynes in a lengthy footnote, acknowledging that his thesis has some relevance to the argument that something changed in the human BRAIN/MIND/PSYCHE but that the preciser nature of the change remains to be elucidated. (less)

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