I think the existence of zombies would contradict certain laws of nature in our world. It seems to be a law of nature, in our world, that when you get a brain of a certain character you get consciousness going along with it.
People have managed to avert their eyes and hope for the best. - David Chalmers
People have managed to avert their eyes and hope for the best.
- David Chalmers
I think that consciousness has always been the most important topic in the philosophy of mind, and one of the most important topics in cognitive scie… - David Chalmers
I think that consciousness has always been the most important topic in the philosophy of mind, and one of the most important topics in cognitive scie…
Now I have to say I'm a complete atheist, I have no religious views myself and no spiritual views, except very watered down humanistic spiritual view… - David Chalmers
Now I have to say I'm a complete atheist, I have no religious views myself and no spiritual views, except very watered down humanistic spiritual view…
How does the water of the brain turn into the wine of consciousness? - David Chalmers
How does the water of the brain turn into the wine of consciousness?
Why should physical processing give rise to a rich inner life at all? It seems objectively unreasonable that it should, and yet it does. - David Chalmers
Why should physical processing give rise to a rich inner life at all? It seems objectively unreasonable that it should, and yet it does.
A philosopher might find the general work unsophisticated, and scientists are often bemused by esoteric talk of zombies, supervenience, and possible … - David Chalmers
A philosopher might find the general work unsophisticated, and scientists are often bemused by esoteric talk of zombies, supervenience, and possible …
My interests started about in science and in mathematics, I always thought I was going to be a mathematician. - David Chalmers
My interests started about in science and in mathematics, I always thought I was going to be a mathematician.
What does it mean, exactly, for a given system to be a "neural correlate of consciousness"? - David Chalmers
What does it mean, exactly, for a given system to be a "neural correlate of consciousness"?
Actually, I think most people accept the existence of qualia. - David Chalmers
Actually, I think most people accept the existence of qualia.
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