Consciousness and decision in Iliad: a discussion on Julian Jaynes’ hypothesis

Through the analysis of the Iliad characters decision-making scenes, this paper aims to discuss Julian Jaynes’ hypothesis, according to which, in the Homeric period, there were not words or expressions for modern concepts as subjective consciousness, volition or for the body as a whole, since such c...

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Main Author: Christiano Pereira de Almeida
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Federal University Juiz of Fora (UFJF) 2019-10-01
Series:Rónai
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