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House of Mirrors: The Illusion of Phenomenal Consciousness

Contributor(s): Kammerer, François (Author)

ISBN: 9780197840252

Publisher: Oxford University Press

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Pub Date: July 31, 2026

Lexile Code: 0000

Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.31" H x 9.31" L x 6.56" W ( 1.37 lbs) 360 pages

BISAC Categories:

Philosophy | Mind and Body | Metaphysics

Series: Philosophy of Mind

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Description: 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.

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