Table of Contents

• • List of figures
  • 1   Forms of consciousness 1
  • 2   Theories of qualia 28
  • 3   Awareness, representation, and experience 69
  • 4   The refutation of dualism 100
  • 5   Visual awareness and visual qualia 128
  • 6   Ouch! The paradox of pain 169
  • 7   Internal weather: The metaphysics of emotional qualia 192
  • 8   Introspection and consciousness 217
  • 9   A summary, two supplements, and a look beyond 247
  • Index 261

Editorial Reviews

"Christopher Hill's Consciousness is the most compelling development and defense of representationalist physicalism about consciousness that I know. It takes the representational approach to a new level. There is a wealth of material here, with every important topic and issue covered judiciously and in detail. Hill's engagement with the current debates in the field illuminates his own views and make them stand out with great clarity. His book has forced me to rethink my own views about consciousness; another reading might convert me into a representationalist myself - something I would never have thought possible. This excellent book cannot be ignored by anyone with a serious interest in consciousness, physicalism, and the mind-body problem." ~ Jaegwon Kim, Brown University