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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

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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

Topics: Atheist Complete Consciousness Down Except Fact Humanistic Just Life Myself Natural Now Religious Religious Views Say Spiritual Very Views

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I had the idea that it would be wonderful to be a physicist or a mathematician maybe 500 years ago around the time of Newton when there were really fundamental things just lying around to be discovered.

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Topics: Around Discovered Fundamental Had Idea Just Lying Mathematician Maybe Newton Physicist Really Things Time Were Wonderful Would Years Years Ago

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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

Topics: Always Been Cognitive Consciousness Had Important Mind Most Neglected Philosophy Recent Recent Years Science Surprisingly The Most Important Think Topic Topics Whole Years I Think

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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.

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It probably helps that my background is in the sciences and I can speak the scientists' language.

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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.

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People have managed to avert their eyes and hope for the best.

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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.

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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

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Philosopher

Born: April 20th, 1966

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