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David Chalmers is related to natural selection because his work on consciousness is compared to Darwin's theory of natural selection in terms of scientific impact [1], and his philosophical definition of 'function' is explicitly contrasted with biological definitions rooted in natural selection mechanisms [2].
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The Problem of Hard and Easy Problems cambridge.org 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers' definition of 'function' is distinct from systemic and evolutionary concepts of function developed in the philosophy of biology, which define functions relative to natural selection mechanisms.
(DOC) The hard problem of consciousness & the phenomenological ... academia.edu 1 fact
perspectiveThe reviewer compares David Chalmers' book 'The Conscious Mind' to Charles Darwin's 'The Origin of Species', noting that while Chalmers' book makes the problem of consciousness profound, the reviewer doubts Chalmers' positive theory of consciousness will be vindicated like Darwin's theory of natural selection.