The Blackwell Companion to ConsciousnessWith fifty-five peer reviewed chapters written by the leading authors in the field, The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness is the most extensive and comprehensive survey of the study of consciousness available today.
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Contents
Introduction | 1 |
Part I Problems of Consciousness | 7 |
Part II The Domain of Consciousness | 37 |
Part III Some Contemporary Th eories of Consciousness | 223 |
Part IV Some Major Topics in the Philosophy of Consciousness | 369 |
Part V Major Topics in the Science of Consciousness | 485 |
Appendix List of useful web resources in consciousness studies | 727 |
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