David Chalmers
David John Chalmers (/ˈtʃælmərz/;) is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in the areas of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. He is a professor of philosophy and neural science at New York University, as well as co-director of NYU's Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness (along with Ned Block). In 2006, he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. In 2013, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.
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| Born | David John Chalmers Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Alma mater | University of Adelaide (BSc, 1986) University of Oxford (1987–88) Indiana University Bloomington (PhD, 1993) |
| Era | Contemporary philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| School | Analytic |
| Thesis | Toward a Theory of Consciousness (1993) |
| Doctoral advisor | Douglas Hofstadter |
Main interests | Philosophy of mind Consciousness Philosophy of language |
Notable ideas | Hard problem of consciousness, extended mind, two-dimensional semantics, naturalistic dualism, philosophical zombie, further facts |
| Website | Official website |
Chalmers is best known for formulating the hard problem of consciousness, and for popularizing the philosophical zombie thought experiment.
He and David Bourget cofounded PhilPapers, a database of journal articles for philosophers.
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