In the theater of consciousness: the workspace of the mind

Prologue: The Metaphor

1. Treating Consciousness as a Variable

2. The Theater Stage Has Limited Capacity but Creates Vast Access

3. Onstage: Sensations, Images, and Ideas

4. The Spotlight: Attention, Absorption, and the Construction of Reality

5. Behind the Scenes: The Contexts that Shape Our Experience

6. Volition: Conscious Control of Action

7. The Director: Self as the Unifying Context of Consciousness

8. What Is It Good For? The Functions of Consciousness

9. Epilogue: A Tiny Bit of Philosophy

Appendix. Make your Own Theory: A Summary of the Evidence.