About this episode

The episode discusses Julian Jaynes' hypothesis on the development of human consciousness over the last 3000 years.

Psychologist Julian Jaynes came up with a stunning hypothesis in 1976, that human consciousness only developed in the last 3000 years. And he seemed to have proof in ancient texts. Scholars have been picking it apart ever since and in this classic episode we join the club. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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