With fifty-five peer reviewed chapters written by the leading authors in the field, <i>The Blackwell Companion to Consciousness</i> is the most extensive and comprehensive survey of the study of consciousness available today. <br><ul><br><li>Provides a variety of philosophical and scientific perspectives that create a breadth of understanding of the topic <br><li>Topics include the origins and extent of consciousness, different consciousness experiences, such as meditation and drug-induced states, and the neuroscience of consciousness</li></ul>