David Chalmers

David Chalmers, PhD

David Chalmers is Distinguished Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Consciousness at the Australian National University and also Professor of Philosophy at New York University. He is best known for his work on consciousness, especially for his formulation of the “hard problem” of consciousness and his arguments against materialism. His 1996 book “The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory” was successful with both popular and academic audiences.

Chalmers has been a leader in the interdisciplinary science of consciousness, organizing some of the most important conferences in the field. He also works on issues about language, metaphysics, and artificial intelligence. His article “The Matrix as Metaphysics” can be found on the official The Matrix website. His new book “Constructing the World,” which attempts to build a model of the world from a few primitive concepts, is being published in fall 2012.

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