603: Psychopaths and the Bicameral Mind The Philosophy of Crime

A new theory on consciousness may explain why psychopaths hear voices telling them to kill.
Covered topics: Son of Sam, the bicameral mind, Julian Jaynes, The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind, Jared Lee Loughner, Herbert Mullin
Further Reading:
https://embryo.asu.edu/pages/roger-sperrys-split-brain-experiments-1959-1968
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F30Jykk8z0E
https://www.forensicscolleges.com/blog/resources/dangerous-minds-criminal-mental-illness
https://www.treatmentadvocacycenter.org/evidence-and-research/learn-more-about/3627
https://www.ranker.com/list/people-driven-insane-by-voices-in-their-heads/jacob-shelton
https://news.stanford.edu/2014/07/16/voices-culture-luhrmann-071614/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julian_Jaynes
http://maamodt.asp.radford.edu/psyc%20405/serial%20killers/berkowitz,%20david.pdf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Berkowitz
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qU1sDBU9Cs
https://nypost.com/2016/07/17/i-survived-son-of-sams-murder-spree/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y50nsmUVeVU

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