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David Chalmers and Henry P. Stapp are linked through their shared academic interest in the hypothesis that consciousness causes quantum state reduction, as noted in [1] and [2]. Chalmers has extensively analyzed and critiqued Stapp's specific quantum mechanical theories of consciousness, as detailed in [3], [4], [5], and [6].
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Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 8 facts
perspectiveDavid Chalmers considers Henry Stapp's theory to be perhaps the most sophisticated version of a 'collapse' interpretation of quantum mechanics to date, as it provides a natural picture of consciousness influencing a non-causally-closed physical world.
claimDavid Chalmers observes that Henry Stapp's proposal regarding the causal role of consciousness is compatible with many different psychophysical theories.
claimDavid Chalmers notes that if Henry Stapp's proposal were accepted, experimental physics could theoretically help determine psychophysical laws and identify which systems are conscious by testing for the presence or absence of physical collapse.
perspectiveDavid Chalmers notes that Henry Stapp's theory is neutral on physical-to-mental laws, which are necessary to determine which physical processes are associated with consciousness and what specific conscious experience corresponds to a given physical process.
claimDavid Chalmers argues that Henry Stapp's own theory is susceptible to a 'quantum zombie' objection, where a world exists where physical states cause collapse directly without consciousness, yet all functions are performed the same.
claimDavid Chalmers argues that Henry Stapp's theory of consciousness does not clearly give experience an essential role because a theory could be formulated that invokes states causing collapses without mentioning experience at all.
claimWhile many proposals for a fundamental theory of consciousness invoke panpsychism, David Chalmers notes that Benjamin Libet and Henry Stapp have proposed fundamental theories of consciousness that do not rely on panpsychism.
accountThe symposium on David Chalmers' paper 'Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness' included 26 commentaries from various scholars, including Bernard Baars, Douglas Bilodeau, Patricia Churchland, Tom Clark, C.J.S. Clarke, Francis Crick, Christof Koch, Daniel Dennett, Stuart Hameroff, Roger Penrose, Valerie Hardcastle, David Hodgson, Piet Hut, Roger Shepard, Benjamin Libet, E.J. Lowe, Bruce MacLennan, Colin McGinn, Eugene Mills, Kieron O'Hara, Tom Scutt, Mark Price, William Robinson, Gregg Rosenberg, William Seager, Jonathan Shear, Henry Stapp, Francisco Varela, Max Velmans, and Richard Warner.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 1 fact
referenceDavid Chalmers and Kelvin McQueen (2022) proposed a scientifically grounded version of the hypothesis that consciousness causes quantum collapse, building on earlier work by Henry Stapp (1993).
Quantum Theory of Consciousness - Scirp.org. scirp.org 1 fact
perspectiveWolfgang Pauli, John von Neumann, Eugene Wigner, Henry Stapp, and David Chalmers have expressed the view that conscious observation causes quantum state reduction, also known as consciousness collapsing the wavefunction.