David Chalmers | |
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 Chalmers in 2021 | |
| Born | David John Chalmers April 20, 1966 |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide (BSc, 1986) University of Oxford (1987–1988) Indiana University Bloomington (PhD, 1993) |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Thesis | Toward a Theory of Consciousness (1993) |
| Doctoral advisor | Douglas Hofstadter |
Main interests | Philosophy of mind Consciousness Philosophy of language |
Notable ideas | Hard problem of consciousness, extended mind, two-dimensional semantics, naturalistic dualism, philosophical zombie, further facts |
| Website | Official website |
David John Chalmers (/ˈtʃɑːlmərz/; born April 20, 1966)[1] is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in the areas of the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. He is a professor of philosophy and neural science at New York University, as well as co-director of NYU's Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness (along with Ned Block).[2][3] In 2006, he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities.[4] In 2013, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.[5]
Chalmers is best known for formulating the hard problem of consciousness, and for popularizing the philosophical zombie thought experiment.
Chalmers and David Bourget co-founded PhilPapers; a database of journal articles for philosophers.
- ^ "The Thinking Ape: The Enigma of Human Consciousness", via YouTube
- ^ "David Chalmers". philosophy.fas.nyu.edu. Department of Philosophy, New York University. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 5 May 2011.
- ^ "People". wp.nyu.edu. Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness, New York University. Retrieved 11 December 2016.
- ^ "Professor David Chalmers". humanities.org.au. Australian Academy of the Humanities. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
- ^ "David Chalmers receives top Chancellor's Award". Australian National University. 17 January 2014. Retrieved 2 October 2018.