Julian Jaynes - Language Quotes

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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.

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

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The bicameral mind with its controlling gods was evolved as a final stage of the evolution of language. And in this development lies the origin of civilization.

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