15. Has Human Mentality Changed? Part 2: Cognitive Relativism and Jaynesian Psychology
Has Human Mentality Changed?
Part 2: Cognitive Relativism and Jaynesian Psychology
By Brian J. McVeigh
Read by Michael R. Jacobs (www.theungoogleable.com, www.youtube.com/@VoidDenizen).
In Part 1 of “Has Human Mentality Changed?” I discussed how the contributions of Julian Jaynes bolster a radical neuroplastic understanding of the mind, especially if the crucial role of the cultural acquisitions of adaptive cognitive capabilities are incorporated into the analysis of historical changes in psychology, i.e., a neurocultural perspective. Here I want to explore some of the implications of psychic diversity. Three different perspectives illustrate well the significance of psychic plasticity. Though my present discussion is about psychic plasticity as an enculturating (extra-genetic) process, neurophysiological changes cannot be ignored (thus, “neurocultural”).
Read the complete text from this episode here:
https://www.julianjaynes.org/blog/julian-jaynes-theory/has-human-mentality-changed-part-2/
Learn more about Julian Jaynes's theory or become a member by visiting the Julian Jaynes Society at www.julianjaynes.org.
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