Illusionism: as a theory of consciousness

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 collection is tied together with a response to the commentaries from the editor.