Books like The origin of consciousness in the breakdown of the bicameral mind

The origin of consciousness in the breakdown of the bicameral mind by Julian Jaynes reads as academic, speculative. These 12 books share its genome — matched by how they actually read, not just their shelf label.

The society of mind

Marvin Minsky · 1986

Both explore consciousness & psychology

78% genome match

The large, the small and the human mind

Roger Penrose · 1997

Both explore consciousness

71% genome match

Good and real

Gary L. Drescher · 2006

Both explore consciousness

71% genome match

Waking, dreaming, being

Evan Thompson · 2014

Both explore consciousness & neuroscience

69% genome match

Matter with Things

Iain McGilchrist · 2021

Both explore consciousness & neuroscience

70% genome match

The Conscious Mind

David J. Chalmers · 1996

Both explore consciousness

66% genome match

Memory, brain, and belief

Elaine Scarry · 1999

Both explore consciousness & neuroscience

68% genome match

The creative mind

Margaret A. Boden · 1990

Same nonfiction feel

64% genome match

What Kind of Creatures Are We?

Noam Chomsky · 2015

Both explore language

61% genome match

Conceptual Issues in Evolutionary Biology

Elliott Sober · 1986

Same nonfiction feel

61% genome match

The invention of memory

Israel Rosenfield · 1988

Both explore neuroscience & consciousness

78% genome match

Determined

Robert M. Sapolsky · 2023

Both explore neuroscience

55% genome match