# **Opening (not a real abstract):** 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 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: • • • **Authors:** [[The Routledge Handbook of Consciousness (Routledge Handbooks in Philosophy) Rocco J. Gennaro]]