As I've mentioned before, I think there is some relation between
(proto)consciousness and (proto)language.
Spoken-language ability (hominid) could have appeared perhaps 60,000 years
ago.
But written-language ability appears perhaps 6,000 years ago.
Writing (beyond speaking) ability is significant, I think.
- pt
On Monday, February 11, 2019 at 12:46:18 AM UTC-6, Russell Standish wrote:
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> On Sun, Feb 10, 2019 at 04:24:40PM -0800, Brent Meeker wrote:
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> > On 2/10/2019 3:34 PM, Philip Thrift wrote:
> > > 9. Consciousness began when human culture became advanced, around 3000
> > > years ago (Julian Jaynes).
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> The date more usually given is 40,000 years bp. There was an explosion
> of advanced culture that occurred at that time. Steven Pinker promotes
> this idea ("the brain's big bang") IIRC.
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