Illusionism

as a theory of consciousness

• Author(s): Keith Frankish,
• Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
• Pages: 364
• ISBN_10: 1845409663
  ISBN_13: 9781845409661
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Psychology / General , Philosophy / Metaphysics , Philosophy / Mind & Body ,

Description:... Illusionism is the view that phenomenal consciousness (in the philosophers' sense) is an illusion. This book is a reprint of a special issue of the Journal of Consciousness Studies devoted to this topic. It takes the form of a target paper by the editor, followed by commentaries from various thinkers, including leading defenders of the theory such as Daniel Dennett, Nicholas Humphrey, Derk Pereboom and Georges Rey. A number of disciplines are represented and different viewpoints are discussed and defended. The colleciton is tied together with a response to the commentaries from the editor.