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David Chalmers is related to Global Workspace Theory because he critically evaluates the theory in his work on the hard problem of consciousness [1] and engages in a philosophical debate with its proponents regarding the functional definition of consciousness [2].
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The Problem of Hard and Easy Problems cambridge.org 1 fact
perspectiveGlobal workspace theorists argue that consciousness has a function because loss of consciousness correlates with loss of task performance, while David Chalmers argues that consciousness is not functionally definable because of observed and extrapolated dissociations between task performance and consciousness.
Hard problem of consciousness - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers discussed Global workspace theory in his original paper on the hard problem of consciousness, arguing that while it provides a promising account of how information becomes globally accessible in the brain, it fails to answer why global accessibility gives rise to conscious experience.