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The Conscious Mind - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 8 facts
accountDavid Chalmers has expressed surprise at the success of his book 'The Conscious Mind', stating that it has received far more attention than he reasonably could have expected.
claimThe book 'The Conscious Mind' has significantly influenced the philosophy of mind and the scientific study of consciousness, establishing David Chalmers' distinction between the 'easy' and 'hard' problems of consciousness as standard terminology.
claimSteven Pinker described David Chalmers' book 'The Conscious Mind' as an 'outstanding contribution' to consciousness studies, noting that Chalmers argued his thesis 'with impeccable clarity and rigor.'
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.
claimDavid Lewis characterized David Chalmers' book 'The Conscious Mind' as 'exceptionally ambitious and exceptionally successful' and considered it 'the best book in philosophy of mind for many years.'
claimThe Sunday Times described David Chalmers' book 'The Conscious Mind' as 'one of the best science books of the year.'
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.
claimDavid Chalmers maintains that 'The Conscious Mind' is 'far from perfect' because the majority of the text was written as part of his PhD dissertation after he had been studying philosophy for only four years.
[PDF] Chalmers, David J. 1996. The Conscious Mind - LSE personal.lse.ac.uk 4 facts
referenceThe book 'The Conscious Mind' by David J. Chalmers is classified under the subjects 'Philosophy of mind,' 'Consciousness,' and 'Mind and body.'
measurementThe paperback edition of David J. Chalmers' 1996 book 'The Conscious Mind' is identified by ISBN 0-19-511789-1.
measurementThe hardcover edition of David J. Chalmers' 1996 book 'The Conscious Mind' is identified by ISBN 0-19-510553-2.
referenceThe book 'The Conscious Mind' by David J. Chalmers (1996) includes bibliographical references and an index.
David Chalmers - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
referenceDavid Chalmers authored the 1996 book 'The Conscious Mind', which provides a full explanation of his views in Chapter 2, section 4.
claimDavid Chalmers formulated the 'hard problem of consciousness' in his 1995 paper 'Facing Up to the Problem of Consciousness' and his 1996 book 'The Conscious Mind'.
claimDavid Chalmers published the book 'The Conscious Mind' in 1996.
Panpsychism - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimDavid Chalmers writes in 'The Conscious Mind' that in some instances, the differences between Russell's neutral monism and his own property dualism are merely semantic.
claimDavid Chalmers believes his variety of panpsychist property dualism, outlined in his 1996 book 'The Conscious Mind', may be the theory Roger Penrose is seeking to reconcile the many-worlds view with observation.
referenceIn the book 'The Conscious Mind' (1996), David Chalmers concludes that consciousness is irreducible to lower-level physical facts, similar to how fundamental laws of physics are irreducible to lower-level physical facts.
The Hard Problem of Consciousness | Springer Nature Link link.springer.com 3 facts
claimDavid Chalmers coined the expression 'the paradox of phenomenal judgment' in his 1995 book, The Conscious Mind.
quote“In The Conscious Mind I called this ‘the paradox of phenomenal judgment’ and argued that, while it is strange (many strange things happen in other possible worlds), it does nothing to undermine the coherence of zombies. [...] I argue that an appropriate account of the content and epistemology of our phenomenal judgments shows that there is no problem here”
quoteDavid Chalmers suggested in his book 'The Conscious Mind' that the principles of phenomenal composition more closely reflect the constitution of information than the constitution of standard macrophysical structure.
Moving Forward on the Problem of Consciousness - David Chalmers consc.net 2 facts
referenceC. McGinn authored a review of the book 'The Conscious Mind,' which was published in the Times Higher Educational Supplement on April 5, 1996, pages vii-ix.
referenceD. Papineau authored a review of the book 'The Conscious Mind,' which was published in the Times Literary Supplement, Issue 4864, on June 21, 1996, pages 3-4.
PANPSYCHISM (Philosophy of Mind Series) - Amazon.com amazon.com 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers' book 'The Conscious Mind', published in 1996, is credited with bringing debates on panpsychism into the philosophical mainstream.
Panpsychism - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Jul 18, 2017 1 fact
claimDavid Chalmers expressed sympathy for panpsychism in his 1996 book, The Conscious Mind.
Understanding LLM Understanding skywritingspress.ca Jun 14, 2024 1 fact
referenceDavid Chalmers authored the books 'The Conscious Mind' (1996), 'Constructing The World' (2010), and 'Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy' (2022).
Quantum Approaches to Consciousness plato.stanford.edu Nov 30, 2004 1 fact
referenceDavid Chalmers authored the book 'The Conscious Mind', published by Oxford University Press in 1996.
(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.
Hard Problem of Consciousness | Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy iep.utm.edu 1 fact
referenceBrian Loar authored 'David Chalmers’s The Conscious Mind', published in Philosophy and Phenomenological Research in 1999.
David Chalmers Thinks the Hard Problem Is Really Hard scientificamerican.com Apr 10, 2017 1 fact
referenceDavid Chalmers' Ph.D. thesis at the University of Indiana became his first book, titled 'The Conscious Mind'.