These esoteric poses of philosophy and even the paper theories of behaviorists are mere subterfuges to avoid the material we are talking about.

— Julian Jaynes The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

Source and credibility

Wikiquote does not flag this quote as disputed or misattributed.

Source: Introduction, p. 16
Work: The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind, 1976
Source quality: Source identified Names the work or year, but without an exact location.

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind (1976)

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Julian Jaynes (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.