Direct and Indirect Realism: A Neurophilosophical Debate on Consciousness brings together leading neuroscientists and philosophers of mind to explain and defend their theories of consciousness in a single publication. The book offers a one-of-a-kind look at the radically opposing theories concerning the nature of the objects of immediate perception--whether these are distal physical objects or phenomenal experiences in the conscious mind. Each side--neuroscientists and philosophers--offers accessible, comprehensive explanations of their points of view, and each side also provides a...