Julian Jaynes Quote

The language of men was involved with only one hemisphere in order to leave the other free for the language of the gods.


Book I, Chapter 5, p. 103-104 - The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)


The language of men was involved with only one hemisphere in order to leave the other free for the language of the gods.

The language of men was involved with only one hemisphere in order to leave the other free for the language of the gods.

The language of men was involved with only one hemisphere in order to leave the other free for the language of the gods.

The language of men was involved with only one hemisphere in order to leave the other free for the language of the gods.