Brain Quote by David Chalmers

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

— David Chalmers

How does the water of the brain turn into the wine of consciousness?

— David Chalmers

Sense data are much more controversial than qualia, because they are associated with a controversial theory of perception - that one perceives the world…

— David Chalmers

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

— David Chalmers

I never expected this to catch on in the way it did! Of course similar observations have been made by any number of people,…

— David Chalmers

My interests started about in science and in mathematics; I always thought I was going to be a mathematician.

— David Chalmers

Consciousness poses the most baffling problems in the science of the mind. There is nothing that we know more intimately than conscious experience, but…

— David Chalmers

Actually, I think most people accept the existence of qualia.

— David Chalmers

Although I'm Australian, I find myself much more in sympathy with the Austrian version!

— David Chalmers

What does it mean, exactly, for a given system to be a eural correlate of consciousness?

— David Chalmers

What does it mean, exactly, for a given system to be a "neural correlate of consciousness"?

— David Chalmers

Here, the broader issues are already familiar, and discussion has focused at a more sophisticated and detailed level. Within the philosophy of mind, the…

— David Chalmers