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David Chalmers and Thomas Nagel are related through their shared focus on the philosophy of consciousness, specifically the concept of 'what it is like to be' an organism as defined by Nagel {fact:1, fact:3, fact:5}. Furthermore, both philosophers are key figures in the modern revival of panpsychism and neutral monism [1], with Chalmers building upon Nagel's foundational work on the irreducibility of experience [2].
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The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 2 facts
claimDavid Chalmers's definition of the 'hard problem of consciousness' was not entirely new, as René Descartes followed a similar rationale, and Thomas Nagel (1974) had previously pointed to the irreducibility of experience, specifically regarding 'what it is like to be a bat'.
claimDavid Chalmers defines a being as conscious if there is "something it is like to be that being," a phrase attributed to Thomas Nagel.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 2 facts
claimDavid Chalmers defines consciousness using Thomas Nagel's concept of 'the feeling of what it is like to be something,' treating consciousness as synonymous with experience.
claimThomas Nagel, Galen Strawson, Philip Goff, and David Chalmers have revived interest in panpsychism and neutral monism in recent decades.
Consciousness (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Fall 2025 ... plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
perspectiveSome philosophers, such as Nagel (1974) and Chalmers (1996), argue that qualitative consciousness—the 'what it is like' aspect—is philosophically and scientifically central, and that organisms lacking such qualia may only be conscious in a loose or non-literal sense.