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David Chalmers is a prominent philosopher who extensively critiques materialism, defining it as a doctrine he rejects in favor of naturalism {fact:4, fact:5, fact:13}. His work focuses on the hard problem of consciousness as a challenge to materialist frameworks {fact:12, fact:16}, and he frequently engages with the concept by analyzing its various versions and proponents {fact:1, fact:11, fact:14, fact:17}.
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Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 5 facts
claimDavid Chalmers asserts that the truth of materialism depends on whether all facts follow from physical facts, noting that in most domains, this appears to be the case.
claimDavid Chalmers interprets Daniel Dennett's 'Orwell/Stalin' discussion as an argument that takes materialism as a premise to conclude that functional facts exhaust all facts about consciousness.
perspectiveDavid Chalmers characterizes materialism as an a posteriori doctrine that is held because it explains many phenomena, rather than a prior, fundamental, or religious commitment.
claimDavid Chalmers argues that Saul Kripke's treatment of a posteriori necessity cannot save materialism regarding consciousness because a posteriori constraints simply cause worlds to be redescribed rather than ruling conceivable worlds impossible.
perspectiveDavid Chalmers posits that if type-B materialism is accepted, the resulting explanatory picture resembles his own naturalistic dualism more than standard materialism, as it abandons the attempt to explain consciousness solely through physical processes.
Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 4 facts
perspectiveDavid Chalmers and Philip Goff describe panpsychism as an alternative to both materialism and dualism.
perspectiveDavid Chalmers argues that panpsychism offers the benefits of materialism by potentially allowing consciousness to be physical while avoiding the problem of epiphenomenalism.
perspectiveDavid Chalmers calls panpsychism an alternative to both materialism and 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 Conscious Mind - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 4 facts
claimIn 'The Conscious Mind', David Chalmers argues that the physical world does not exhaust the actual, meaning materialism is false; that consciousness is a fundamental fact of nature; and that science and philosophy should strive to discover a fundamental law of consciousness.
perspectiveDavid Chalmers rejects materialism but embraces naturalism, meaning he believes reality is governed in full by fundamental laws of nature rather than exclusively by the laws of physics.
claimDavid Lewis, a proponent of materialism, praised David Chalmers for his understanding of the issues presented in 'The Conscious Mind', despite Lewis's own views being criticized throughout the book.
claimPatricia and Paul Churchland criticized David Chalmers' claim that everything except consciousness logically supervenes on the physical, arguing that this failure of supervenience does not necessarily mean materialism is false, citing heat and luminescence as physical properties that do logically supervene on the physical.
David Chalmers and the hard problem of consciousness - Medium medium.com 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers' arguments against a materialist explanation of consciousness rely on the concepts of supervenience and logically possible worlds.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
perspectiveDavid Chalmers's theory of consciousness contradicts physicalism (also known as materialism), which is the view that everything that exists is a physical or material thing and can be reduced to microphysical components.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 1 fact
referenceDavid Chalmers provides in-depth discussions on various versions of materialism and the reasons for their supposed invalidity regarding the solution of the hard problem of consciousness in his works from 1995, 2002, and 2010.
What is the hard problem of consciousness according to David ... quora.com 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers defines the hard problem of consciousness as a problem for physicalism or materialism.
Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu 1 fact
referenceDavid Chalmers maintains the 'Online Papers on Materialism and Dualism' list.
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.