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David Chalmers Quotes

There’s certainly nothing original about the observation that conscious experience poses a hard problem Picture Quote #1

It probably helps that my background is in the sciences and I can speak the scientists’ language Picture Quote #1

Actually, I think most people accept the existence of qualia Picture Quote #1

People have managed to avert their eyes and hope for the best Picture Quote #1

How does the water of the brain turn into the wine of consciousness? Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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I never expected this to catch on in the way it did! Of course similar observations have been made by any number of people, and the distinction is obvious to anyone who thinks about the subject a little Picture Quote #1

Here, the broader issues are already familiar, and discussion has focused at a more sophisticated and detailed level. Within the philosophy of mind, the problem of consciousness is no big news Picture Quote #1

Although I’m Australian, I find myself much more in sympathy with the Austrian version! Picture Quote #1

A philosopher might find the general work unsophisticated, and scientists are often bemused by esoteric talk of zombies, supervenience, and possible worlds Picture Quote #1

Studying consciousness tells us more about how the world is fundamentally strange. I think we have a few revolutions to go yet before we get to the bottom of it Picture Quote #1

Consciousness poses the most baffling problems in the science of the mind. There is nothing that we know more intimately than conscious experience, but there is nothing that is harder to explain Picture Quote #1

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Why should physical processing give rise to a rich inner life at all? It seems objectively unreasonable that it should, and yet it does Picture Quote #1

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 views, and consciousness is just a fact of life, it’s a natural fact of life Picture Quote #1

Even when I was studying mathematics, physics, and computer science, it always seemed that the problem of consciousness was about the most interesting problem out there for science to come to grips with Picture Quote #1

Because 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 Picture Quote #1

Within psychology and neuroscience, some new and rigorous experimental paradigms for studying consciousness have helped it begin to overcome the stigma that has been attached to the topic for most of this century Picture Quote #1

Things are still in early stages, but one can imagine that as we build up and systematize our theories of these associations, and try to boil them down to their core, the result might point us toward the sort of fundamental principles I advocate Picture Quote #1

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There’s certainly nothing original about the observation that conscious experience poses a hard problem Picture Quote #1

Anyway, there is a lot of really interesting work going on in the neuroscience and psychology of consciousness, and I would love to see philosophers become more closely involved with this Picture Quote #1

Actually, I think my view is compatible with much of the work going on now in neuroscience and psychology, where people are studying the relationship of consciousness to neural and cognitive processes without really trying to reduce it to those processes Picture Quote #1

My interests started about in science and in mathematics; I always thought I was going to be a mathematician Picture Quote #1

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 science as a whole, but it had been surprisingly neglected in recent years Picture Quote #1

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There’s certainly nothing original about the observation that conscious experience poses a hard problem. (David Chalmers Quotes) It probably helps that my background is in the sciences and I can speak the scientists’ language (David Chalmers Quotes) Actually, I think most people accept the existence of qualia (David Chalmers Quotes) People have managed to avert their eyes and hope for the best (David Chalmers Quotes) How does the water of the brain turn into the wine of consciousness? (David Chalmers Quotes) 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 (David Chalmers Quotes) I never expected this to catch on in the way it did! Of course similar observations have been made by any number of people, and the distinction is obvious to anyone who thinks about the subject a little (David Chalmers Quotes) Here, the broader issues are already familiar, and discussion has focused at a more sophisticated and detailed level. Within the philosophy of mind, the problem of consciousness is no big news (David Chalmers Quotes) Although I’m Australian, I find myself much more in sympathy with the Austrian version! (David Chalmers Quotes) A philosopher might find the general work unsophisticated, and scientists are often bemused by esoteric talk of zombies, supervenience, and possible worlds (David Chalmers Quotes) Studying consciousness tells us more about how the world is fundamentally strange. I think we have a few revolutions to go yet before we get to the bottom of it (David Chalmers Quotes) Consciousness poses the most baffling problems in the science of the mind. There is nothing that we know more intimately than conscious experience, but there is nothing that is harder to explain (David Chalmers Quotes) 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 Quotes) 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 views, and consciousness is just a fact of life, it’s a natural fact of life (David Chalmers Quotes) Even when I was studying mathematics, physics, and computer science, it always seemed that the problem of consciousness was about the most interesting problem out there for science to come to grips with (David Chalmers Quotes) Because 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 Quotes) Within psychology and neuroscience, some new and rigorous experimental paradigms for studying consciousness have helped it begin to overcome the stigma that has been attached to the topic for most of this century (David Chalmers Quotes) Things are still in early stages, but one can imagine that as we build up and systematize our theories of these associations, and try to boil them down to their core, the result might point us toward the sort of fundamental principles I advocate (David Chalmers Quotes) There’s certainly nothing original about the observation that conscious experience poses a hard problem (David Chalmers Quotes) Anyway, there is a lot of really interesting work going on in the neuroscience and psychology of consciousness, and I would love to see philosophers become more closely involved with this (David Chalmers Quotes) Actually, I think my view is compatible with much of the work going on now in neuroscience and psychology, where people are studying the relationship of consciousness to neural and cognitive processes without really trying to reduce it to those processes (David Chalmers Quotes) My interests started about in science and in mathematics; I always thought I was going to be a mathematician (David Chalmers Quotes) 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 science as a whole, but it had been surprisingly neglected in recent years (David Chalmers Quotes)