Publications

After Religion: Scientific Spirituality: The Next Stage of Conciousness Amazon.com, November 2012
Popular reading, $5.99 on Amazon.com

    "The most important evolutionary development in the history of our species has been the gradual emergence of a radically new form of consciousness. The scientific understanding of the human mind has now advanced sufficiently to show that our present form of consciousness, rational self-consciousness, is simply a form of our original, primate consciousness. Seen from a scientific perspective, this normal way of thinking, which every culture inculcates in its members, is inherently conflicted and therefore unhealthy. It is the root cause of most of the individual and societal problems in the world today. This new way of thinking makes it possible for the human mind to fully integrate all of its needs and desires, which is impossible if we are limited to our normal consciousness...."

Evolution, Culture and Consciousness. 

The Discovery of the Preconscious Mind
University Press of America 2004
Academic reading, $55.99 on Amazon.com

   "Thomas McNamara, in Evolution, Culture, and Consciousness, presents the first comprehensive theory of human perception and consciousness based on the generally accepted principles of evolutionary psychology. This theory, building on the best evolutionary research, explains that just a few simple neurological changes in the primate brain account for human speech, self-consciousness and the creation of meaning out of experience. All primates can learn, but our species evolved a new instinct for learning, which makes childhood learning just as powerful as the other biological instincts found in all other primates. McNamara shows that children are genetically programmed to learn not just what to think, but how to think, shaping the preconscious process for creating meaning out of experience...."