Chalmers, David J. : University of California, Santa Cruz
David J. Chalmers is a professor of philosophy at the University of California, Santa Cruz. His article "The
Puzzle of Conscious Experience" appeared in the December 1995 issue of Scientific American.
Review
"Certainly one of the best discussions of consciousness in existence."
--The Times Higher Education Supplement
"A startling first book....Offers an outstandingly competent survey of the field."
--The Economist
"Chalmers shakes up the reductionist world of neurological research by asserting that scientists need to approach
the conscious experience as a basic, nonphysical component of the world, similar to time, space, and matter."
--Science News
"David Chalmers is widely credited for posing the so-called hard problem of consciousness:...What is the nature
of subjective experience? Why do we have vividly felt experiences of the world? Why is there someone home inside
our heads?"
--The New York Times
Oxford University Press Web Site, January, 2002
Summary
Writing in an accessible yet thought-provoking style, philosopher David Chalmers takes readers on a far-reaching
tour through the philosophical ramifications of consciousness, presenting thoughtful discussions on topics as diverse
as artificial intelligence and the interpretation of quantum mechanics.
