David Chalmers Quotes

A collection of quotes by David Chalmers.

David Chalmers is a renowned philosopher and cognitive scientist who was born on April 20, 1966, in Australia. He is best known for his work on consciousness and the philosophy of mind. Chalmers is considered a leading authority on the hard problem of consciousness, having introduced the concept and formulated influential theories on the nature and origins of subjective experience. He has written numerous influential papers and books, including "The Conscious Mind" and "Constructing the World," and is a highly respected figure within the field of philosophy.

It probably helps that my background is in the sciences and

It probably helps that my background is in the sciences and I can speak the scientists' language.

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I think that consciousness has always been the most importan

I think that consciousness has always been the most important topic in the philosophy of mind, and one of the most important topics in cognitive science as a whole, but it had been surprisingly neglected in recent years.

Science Philosophy Mind

Even when I was studying mathematics, physics, and computer

Even when I was studying mathematics, physics, and computer science, it always seemed that the problem of consciousness was about the most interesting problem out there for science to come to grips with.

Computers Science Studying

Although I'm Australian, I find myself much more in sympathy

Although I'm Australian, I find myself much more in sympathy with the Austrian version!

Sympathy

Actually, I think my view is compatible with much of the wor

Actually, I think my view is compatible with much of the work going on now in neuroscience and psychology, where people are studying the relationship of consciousness to neural and cognitive processes without really trying to reduce it to those processes.

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