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David Chalmers is a prominent philosopher who explicitly identifies as a dualist {fact:4, fact:11} and extensively analyzes the mind-body problem through the lens of dualism {fact:6, fact:13}. His work involves evaluating the causal and conceivability arguments surrounding dualism [1] and exploring its compatibility with various scientific frameworks {fact:8, fact:10}.
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Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 4 facts
perspectiveDavid Chalmers and Philip Goff describe panpsychism as an alternative to both materialism and dualism.
perspectiveDavid Chalmers calls panpsychism an alternative to both materialism and dualism.
perspectiveDavid Chalmers argues that panpsychism respects the conclusions of both the causal argument against dualism and the conceivability argument for dualism.
referenceDavid Chalmers's 2015 argument for the mind-body problem consists of: (1) Thesis: materialism is true; everything is fundamentally physical. (2) Antithesis: dualism is true; not everything is fundamentally physical. (3) Synthesis: panpsychism is true.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 2 facts
accountDavid Chalmers began his research by elaborating on the epistemological, ontological, and logical implications of various proposals by other authors and categorizing them into different types of ontological constellations, such as monism and dualism.
claimDavid Chalmers concluded in 2016 that the distinction between labels like 'dualism' and 'monism' for his ontological models is a largely verbal question.
Non-physicalist Theories of Consciousness cambridge.org 2 facts
claimDavid Chalmers and Kelvin McQueen maintain that the collapse interpretation of quantum mechanics is compatible with dualism.
claimEmpirical confirmation of the Chalmers and McQueen hypothesis would not confirm dualism, but it would demonstrate the possibility of a causal role for non-physical consciousness that is compatible with physics, thereby weakening the evidence for physical causal closure.
David Chalmers - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
perspectiveDavid Chalmers argues for an 'explanatory gap' from the objective to the subjective and criticizes physicalist explanations of mental experience, identifying himself as a dualist.
Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
referenceDavid Chalmers maintains the 'Online Papers on Materialism and Dualism' list.
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claimDavid Chalmers advocates for a form of dualism.
David Chalmers Thinks the Hard Problem Is Really Hard scientificamerican.com 1 fact
perspectiveDavid Chalmers suggests that even with a theory of consciousness, metaphysical debates regarding materialism, dualism, and whether consciousness is fundamental would likely persist.