My interests started about in science and in mathematics, I always thought I was going to be a mathematician.
David ChalmersWhat does it mean, exactly, for a given system to be a "neural correlate of consciousness"?
David ChalmersWhy should physical processing give rise to a rich inner life at all? It seems objectively unreasonable that it should, and yet it does.
David ChalmersAlthough I'm Australian, I find myself much more in sympathy with the Austrian version!
David ChalmersI 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.
David ChalmersBecause the idea of zombies seems to make sense, and seems to, in a certain sense, be possible, I think one can use that to argue against the thesis that everything is purely physical. Now many people, I think, agree that the idea of zombies are conceivable, including people who want to be physicalists.
David Chalmers