Julian Jaynes Quote

For if consciousness is based on language, then it follows that it is of much more recent origin than has been heretofore supposed. Consciousness come after language! The implications of such a position are extremely serious.

Book I, Chapter 2, p. 66 - The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

For if consciousness is based on language, then it follows that it is of much more recent origin than has been heretofore supposed. Consciousness...

For if consciousness is based on language, then it follows that it is of much more recent origin than has been heretofore supposed. Consciousness...

For if consciousness is based on language, then it follows that it is of much more recent origin than has been heretofore supposed. Consciousness...

For if consciousness is based on language, then it follows that it is of much more recent origin than has been heretofore supposed. Consciousness...