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House of Mirrors

The Illusion of Phenomenal Consciousness

House of Mirrors defends a radical and counterintuitive theory of consciousness. It argues that a certain form of consciousness, called phenomenal consciousness, which seems particularly mysterious and which fascinates philosophers and cognitive scientists, does not really exist. It is just an illusion generated by our brains. The book tries to understand why this illusion occurs and why it is so strong. It also maps the implications of this illusionist view in various domains: the cognitive science of consciousness, ethics, and epistemology.