Marcel Kuijsten's Blog
October 13, 2022
Join Us for a Free Online Q&A on Julian Jaynes's Theory
Join us for a 90-minute Q&A session with Boban Dedovic, Marcel Kuijsten, Brian McVeigh, Ted Remington, Bill Rowe, Jan Sleutels, and Laurence Sugarman. We will do our best to answer all of your questions on Julian Jaynes’s theory as well as on our latest book, "Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind."
This online event will be held on Saturday, November 5th, 2022 at 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern/8pm GMT.
Free and open to the public (RSVP required).
More info/RSVP here:
Q&A on Julian Jaynes’s Theory plus “Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind” Book Discussion
JJS members can RSVP directly (must be logged in).
Non-members can RSVP by sending us an Event RSVP message.
A link to join the event will be sent to all RSVP’s a day or two before the event.
Buy Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind – on sale now.
This online event will be held on Saturday, November 5th, 2022 at 1pm Pacific/4pm Eastern/8pm GMT.
Free and open to the public (RSVP required).
More info/RSVP here:
Q&A on Julian Jaynes’s Theory plus “Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind” Book Discussion
JJS members can RSVP directly (must be logged in).
Non-members can RSVP by sending us an Event RSVP message.
A link to join the event will be sent to all RSVP’s a day or two before the event.
Buy Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind – on sale now.
September 6, 2022
Read the August 2022 Julian Jaynes Society Newsletter
David Duchovny explains Julian Jaynes’s theory to Bill Maher plus the official release of "Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind"...
Read the Julian Jaynes Society August 2022 newsletter:
https://www.julianjaynes.org/blog/jjs...
#JulianJaynes #consciousness #bicameralmind
Read the Julian Jaynes Society August 2022 newsletter:
https://www.julianjaynes.org/blog/jjs...
#JulianJaynes #consciousness #bicameralmind
August 16, 2022
Now Available!: Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind
Two years in the making,
Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind: Interviews with Leading Thinkers on Julian Jaynes’s Theory
is now available!
How old is consciousness? What is the relationship of consciousness and language? What is the origin of god beliefs and religion? Why do people hear voices that command their behavior? These are just a few of the fascinating questions posed by Princeton University psychologist Julian Jaynes’s influential and controversial theory and discussed in this book. A treasure trove of provocative ideas, Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind explains, extends, clarifies, and presents the latest evidence for Jaynes’s theory in a series of highly engaging interviews with both voice-hearers and leading thinkers on the theory.
Advanced Praise for Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind
“Julian Jaynes was my teacher in the early 1960s. … Much psychological science since then points to the possibility that he was right. Right about consciousness, right about ancient history, right about evolution, right about language, even right about Homer. This volume begins to close the gap, bringing Jaynes’s brilliance to the attention and appreciation of the contemporary public.”
— Martin Seligman, Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, and author of The Hope Circuit and Learned Optimism
“… A marvel of collective scholarship across multiple disciplines. … In this book, you will hear the voices of the most open-minded scholars of our generation.”
— William R. Woodward, Professor of Psychology, The University of New Hampshire, and author of Hermann Lotze: An Intellectual Biography
“Rich with ideas and fertile speculations, this outstanding collection of expert interviews advances the revolutionary work of the psychologist Julian Jaynes.”
— Richard Rhodes, Historian and Pulitzer Prize Laureate for The Making of the Atomic Bomb
“… It is time for a new generation of … deep thinkers at the heart of every discipline to rediscover Julian Jaynes’s tantalizing hypotheses concerning the origin and nature of human consciousness. This collection of interviews … will enable contemporary readers to understand why Jaynes’s style of inquiry remains as captivating and compelling as ever — and as provocative and controversial. Reader: take the plunge, and join the conversation!”
— Christian Y. Dupont, Ph.D., Associate University Librarian for Collections and Burns Librarian, Boston College, and author of Phenomenology in French Philosophy: Early Encounters
“… Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind helps us understand humanity’s development of consciousness over millennia, as well as how we learn it in our first years of life.”
— Loretta Graziano Breuning, Ph.D., author of Habits of a Happy Brain, The Science of Positivity, and Status Games
LEARN MORE/ORDER YOUR COPY
How old is consciousness? What is the relationship of consciousness and language? What is the origin of god beliefs and religion? Why do people hear voices that command their behavior? These are just a few of the fascinating questions posed by Princeton University psychologist Julian Jaynes’s influential and controversial theory and discussed in this book. A treasure trove of provocative ideas, Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind explains, extends, clarifies, and presents the latest evidence for Jaynes’s theory in a series of highly engaging interviews with both voice-hearers and leading thinkers on the theory.
Advanced Praise for Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind
“Julian Jaynes was my teacher in the early 1960s. … Much psychological science since then points to the possibility that he was right. Right about consciousness, right about ancient history, right about evolution, right about language, even right about Homer. This volume begins to close the gap, bringing Jaynes’s brilliance to the attention and appreciation of the contemporary public.”
— Martin Seligman, Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, and author of The Hope Circuit and Learned Optimism
“… A marvel of collective scholarship across multiple disciplines. … In this book, you will hear the voices of the most open-minded scholars of our generation.”
— William R. Woodward, Professor of Psychology, The University of New Hampshire, and author of Hermann Lotze: An Intellectual Biography
“Rich with ideas and fertile speculations, this outstanding collection of expert interviews advances the revolutionary work of the psychologist Julian Jaynes.”
— Richard Rhodes, Historian and Pulitzer Prize Laureate for The Making of the Atomic Bomb
“… It is time for a new generation of … deep thinkers at the heart of every discipline to rediscover Julian Jaynes’s tantalizing hypotheses concerning the origin and nature of human consciousness. This collection of interviews … will enable contemporary readers to understand why Jaynes’s style of inquiry remains as captivating and compelling as ever — and as provocative and controversial. Reader: take the plunge, and join the conversation!”
— Christian Y. Dupont, Ph.D., Associate University Librarian for Collections and Burns Librarian, Boston College, and author of Phenomenology in French Philosophy: Early Encounters
“… Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind helps us understand humanity’s development of consciousness over millennia, as well as how we learn it in our first years of life.”
— Loretta Graziano Breuning, Ph.D., author of Habits of a Happy Brain, The Science of Positivity, and Status Games
LEARN MORE/ORDER YOUR COPY
April 11, 2022
Pre-Order Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind
Two years in the making, Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind: Interviews with Leading Thinkers on Julian Jaynes’s Theory is now available for
pre-order
.
Free shipping on the first 100 orders. (Select “Free Shipping” at checkout.)
All JJS pre-orders will include two free bonus articles: Brian McVeigh’s “The Psychology of Romanticism & Modern Art: A Jaynesian Interpretation of the Inward Turn” and Ross Maxwell’s “Eternal Rome: Subjective Consciousness and Immortality.” Links will be sent to download the bonus material shortly before the book ships.
How old is consciousness? What is the relationship of consciousness and language? What is the origin of god beliefs and religion? Why do people hear voices that command their behavior? These are just a few of the fascinating questions posed by Princeton University psychologist Julian Jaynes’s influential and controversial theory and discussed in this book. A treasure trove of provocative ideas, Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind explains, extends, clarifies, and presents the latest evidence for Jaynes’s theory in a series of highly engaging interviews with both voice-hearers and leading thinkers on the theory.
Advanced Praise for Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind:
“Julian Jaynes was my teacher in the early 1960s. … Much psychological science since then points to the possibility that he was right. Right about consciousness, right about ancient history, right about evolution, right about language, even right about Homer. This volume begins to close the gap, bringing Jaynes’s brilliance to the attention and appreciation of the contemporary public.”
— Martin Seligman, Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, and author of The Hope Circuit
“… A marvel of collective scholarship across multiple disciplines. … In this book, you will hear the voices of the most open-minded scholars of our generation.”
— William R. Woodward, Professor of Psychology, The University of New Hampshire, and author of Hermann Lotze: An Intellectual Biography
“Rich with ideas and fertile speculations, this outstanding collection of expert interviews advances the revolutionary work of the psychologist Julian Jaynes.”
— Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize Laureate for The Making of the Atomic Bomb
“… It is time for a new generation of … deep thinkers at the heart of every discipline to rediscover Julian Jaynes’s tantalizing hypotheses concerning the origin and nature of human consciousness. This collection of interviews … will enable contemporary readers to understand why Jaynes’s style of inquiry remains as captivating and compelling as ever — and as provocative and controversial. Reader: take the plunge, and join the conversation!”
— Christian Y. Dupont, Ph.D., Associate University Librarian for Collections and Burns Librarian, Boston College, and author of Phenomenology in French Philosophy: Early Encounters
“… Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind helps us understand humanity’s development of consciousness over millennia, as well as how we learn it in our first years of life.”
— Loretta Graziano Breuning, Ph.D., author of Habits of a Happy Brain
LEARN MORE/PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY
Free shipping on the first 100 orders. (Select “Free Shipping” at checkout.)
All JJS pre-orders will include two free bonus articles: Brian McVeigh’s “The Psychology of Romanticism & Modern Art: A Jaynesian Interpretation of the Inward Turn” and Ross Maxwell’s “Eternal Rome: Subjective Consciousness and Immortality.” Links will be sent to download the bonus material shortly before the book ships.
How old is consciousness? What is the relationship of consciousness and language? What is the origin of god beliefs and religion? Why do people hear voices that command their behavior? These are just a few of the fascinating questions posed by Princeton University psychologist Julian Jaynes’s influential and controversial theory and discussed in this book. A treasure trove of provocative ideas, Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind explains, extends, clarifies, and presents the latest evidence for Jaynes’s theory in a series of highly engaging interviews with both voice-hearers and leading thinkers on the theory.
Advanced Praise for Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind:
“Julian Jaynes was my teacher in the early 1960s. … Much psychological science since then points to the possibility that he was right. Right about consciousness, right about ancient history, right about evolution, right about language, even right about Homer. This volume begins to close the gap, bringing Jaynes’s brilliance to the attention and appreciation of the contemporary public.”
— Martin Seligman, Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania, and author of The Hope Circuit
“… A marvel of collective scholarship across multiple disciplines. … In this book, you will hear the voices of the most open-minded scholars of our generation.”
— William R. Woodward, Professor of Psychology, The University of New Hampshire, and author of Hermann Lotze: An Intellectual Biography
“Rich with ideas and fertile speculations, this outstanding collection of expert interviews advances the revolutionary work of the psychologist Julian Jaynes.”
— Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize Laureate for The Making of the Atomic Bomb
“… It is time for a new generation of … deep thinkers at the heart of every discipline to rediscover Julian Jaynes’s tantalizing hypotheses concerning the origin and nature of human consciousness. This collection of interviews … will enable contemporary readers to understand why Jaynes’s style of inquiry remains as captivating and compelling as ever — and as provocative and controversial. Reader: take the plunge, and join the conversation!”
— Christian Y. Dupont, Ph.D., Associate University Librarian for Collections and Burns Librarian, Boston College, and author of Phenomenology in French Philosophy: Early Encounters
“… Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind helps us understand humanity’s development of consciousness over millennia, as well as how we learn it in our first years of life.”
— Loretta Graziano Breuning, Ph.D., author of Habits of a Happy Brain
LEARN MORE/PRE-ORDER YOUR COPY
April 8, 2022
Read the Spring 2022 Julian Jaynes Society Newsletter
We are excited to announce that our latest hardcover book, Conversations on Consciousness and the Bicameral Mind is now available for pre-order.
Two years in the making, the book will initially be available exclusively from the Julian Jaynes Society. Ordering the book directly from the Julian Jaynes Society helps us to fund not only this project, but all of our important work advancing and promoting Julian Jaynes’s theory. We greatly appreciate your support! The book will be available internationally through other outlets later this year.
All Julian Jaynes Society pre-orders will include two free bonus articles: Brian McVeigh’s “The Psychology of Romanticism & Modern Art: A Jaynesian Interpretation of the Inward Turn” and Ross Maxwell’s “Eternal Rome: Subjective Consciousness and Immortality.”
Pre-orders will begin shipping in the order they were received in approximately 90 days. Take advantage of free U.S. shipping on the first 100 orders!
Read more:
https://www.julianjaynes.org/blog/jjs...
Two years in the making, the book will initially be available exclusively from the Julian Jaynes Society. Ordering the book directly from the Julian Jaynes Society helps us to fund not only this project, but all of our important work advancing and promoting Julian Jaynes’s theory. We greatly appreciate your support! The book will be available internationally through other outlets later this year.
All Julian Jaynes Society pre-orders will include two free bonus articles: Brian McVeigh’s “The Psychology of Romanticism & Modern Art: A Jaynesian Interpretation of the Inward Turn” and Ross Maxwell’s “Eternal Rome: Subjective Consciousness and Immortality.”
Pre-orders will begin shipping in the order they were received in approximately 90 days. Take advantage of free U.S. shipping on the first 100 orders!
Read more:
https://www.julianjaynes.org/blog/jjs...
August 27, 2021
Read the July/August 2021 Julian Jaynes Society Newsletter
The Julian Jaynes Society is honored to welcome Professor Martin Seligman to the Science Advisory Board; plus new posts & Member updates.
Read the July/August 2021 newsletter:
https://www.julianjaynes.org/blog/jjs...
Read the July/August 2021 newsletter:
https://www.julianjaynes.org/blog/jjs...
June 1, 2021
Read the May 2021 Julian Jaynes Society Newsletter
We’re pleased to announce that the revised hardcover edition of The Julian Jaynes Collection was just released. We’re also excited to announce two new members of the Science Advisory Board: Professor Edoardo Casiglia and Professor Laurence Sugarman.
Be sure to read the latest blog post from Brian J. McVeigh, “Conscious Interiority Is a Constellation of Processes.” And new this month for members: Todd Gibson’s “Buddhism and Bicamerality” and the first four parts of last month’s Q&A session on Julian Jaynes’s theory.
Please join us on June 17th for the next installment of the Julian Jaynes Society Interview Series, where we’ll be speaking with Professor Laurence Sugarman on hypnosis, placebo effects, the bicameral mind, and a range of other topics.
Read more:
https://www.julianjaynes.org/blog/jjs...
Be sure to read the latest blog post from Brian J. McVeigh, “Conscious Interiority Is a Constellation of Processes.” And new this month for members: Todd Gibson’s “Buddhism and Bicamerality” and the first four parts of last month’s Q&A session on Julian Jaynes’s theory.
Please join us on June 17th for the next installment of the Julian Jaynes Society Interview Series, where we’ll be speaking with Professor Laurence Sugarman on hypnosis, placebo effects, the bicameral mind, and a range of other topics.
Read more:
https://www.julianjaynes.org/blog/jjs...
April 26, 2021
April Newsletter
The Julian Jaynes Society April newsletter is now up!
https://www.julianjaynes.org/emails/J...
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March 18, 2021
March Newsletter
The Julian Jaynes Society March newsletter is now up!
New interviews, events, lectures, and more:
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New interviews, events, lectures, and more:
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January 29, 2021
Updated Kindle Publications
We've released updated versions of all of our Kindle books.
To get the latest version, log in to your Amazon account, go to "Manage content and devices," and look for the "Update available" link under the book title.
See Julian Jaynes Society publications here: https://julianjaynes.org/shop/
To get the latest version, log in to your Amazon account, go to "Manage content and devices," and look for the "Update available" link under the book title.
See Julian Jaynes Society publications here: https://julianjaynes.org/shop/
