David Chalmers

High school (ages 12+)
Philosophy & Big Questions

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https://smallwhale.org/articles/david-chalmers

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1. When was David Chalmers born?April 20, 1966
2. Where was David Chalmers born?Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
3. What is David Chalmers known for?Co-founder of PhilPapers, a comprehensive online index of philosophy papers
4. What is the primary field of work?Philosophy of Mind and Cognitive Science
5. What is the academic affiliation?Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science, New York University
6. What is the hard problem of consciousness?The hard problem asks why and how the brain creates the feeling of being aware, the "what it feels like" part, which can't be explained just by brain science.

Hard Problem of Consciousness: The question of why and how physical brain processes give rise to subjective, qualitative experiences.
Qualia: The subjective, qualitative properties of experience, such as the redness of red or the taste of salt.
Physicalism: The philosophical view that everything that exists is physical or depends on the physical.
Mind-Body Problem: The philosophical challenge of explaining the relationship between the mind (consciousness) and the physical body (brain).