diff --git a/consciousness.myco b/consciousness.myco index f1316f0..af341cc 100644 --- a/consciousness.myco +++ b/consciousness.myco @@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ It is likely that physics, as implemented by the [[universe]], can be simulated === Julian Jaynes -In [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Origin_of_Consciousness_in_the_Breakdown_of_the_Bicameral_Mind|The Origin Of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind]], Julian Jaynes draws from various historical sources, using more literal translations rather than the more common reinterpretations to argue that in the [[Late Bronze Age]], Europeans became conscious due to the failure of their hallucinatory gods at modelling the new and unpredictable scenarios they were in. It [[https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/06/01/book-review-origin-of-consciousness-in-the-breakdown-of-the-bicameral-mind/|has been argued]] that the book is describing a change to theory of mind or functional organization rather than "consciousness". +In [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Origin_of_Consciousness_in_the_Breakdown_of_the_Bicameral_Mind|The Origin Of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind]], Julian Jaynes draws from various historical sources, using more literal translations rather than standard reinterpretations to argue that in the [[Late Bronze Age]], Europeans became conscious due to the failure of their hallucinatory gods at modelling the new and unpredictable scenarios they were in. It [[https://slatestarcodex.com/2020/06/01/book-review-origin-of-consciousness-in-the-breakdown-of-the-bicameral-mind/|has been argued]] that the book is describing a change to theory of mind or functional organization rather than "consciousness". The theory is compelling and surprisingly well-evidenced, excepting the minor detail that no such transition from "bicameralism" to "consciousness" is visible in any other society despite apparently having been a hugely memorable and destabilizing event for Europeans. The closest I'm aware of is [[https://www.ranprieur.com/readings/preconquest.html|Preconquest Consciousness]], but this isn't especially close.