Routledge Handbook of Consciousness

<p>There has been an explosion of work on consciousness in the last 30-40 years from philosophers psychologists and neurologists. Thus there is a need for an interdisciplinary comprehensive volume in the field that brings together contributions from a wide range of experts on fundamental and cutting-edge topics. <i>The Routledge Handbook of Consciousness</i> fills this need and makes each chapter's importance understandable to students and researchers from a variety of backgrounds. Designed to complement and better explain primary sources this volume is a valuable first-stop publication for undergraduate or graduate students enrolled in any course on Consciousness Philosophy of Mind or Philosophy of Psychology as well as a valuable handbook for researchers in these fields who want a useful reference to have close at hand. The 34 chapters all published here for the first time are divided into three parts: </p><br/><br/><p></p><br/><br/><ul><br/><br/><p><br/><br/><li>Part I covers the History and Background Metaphysics of consciousness such as dualism materialism free will and personal identity and includes a chapter on Indian philosophy.　 </li><br/><br/><p></p><br/><br/><p><br/><br/><li>Part II is on specific Contemporary Theories of Consciousness with chapters on representational information integration global workspace attention-based and quantum theories.　 </li><br/><br/><p></p><br/><br/><p><br/><br/><li>Part III is entitled Major Topics in Consciousness Research with chapters on psychopathologies dreaming meditation time action emotion multisensory experience animal and robot consciousness and the unity of consciousness.　 </li><br/><br/><p></p></ul><br/><br/><p>Each chapter begins with a brief introduction and concludes with a list of Related Topics as well as a list of References making the volume indispensable for the newcomer and experienced researcher alike.　 </p><br/><br/><p></p>