This volume investigates the validity of claims from psychological and neurological research that suggest consciousness and self-awareness are epiphenomenal and that free will is an illusion. Editors Johannes Roessler and Naomi Eilan compile a series of interdisciplinary essays that subject the foundational assumptions of these neuroscientific claims to rigorous philosophical and psychological scrutiny. The text aims to bridge the gap between brain sciences and the conceptual framework of human agency.

Experts and academics in the fields of philosophy of mind and cognitive psychology view this collection as a significant contribution to the debate on agency. Readers frequently note the academic density of the prose, which is designed for researchers and students engaged in advanced study of consciousness.