Title: The Conscious Mind
Subtitle: In Search of a Fundamental Theory
First published: 1996
Description: The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory is an extended study of the problem of consciousness. After setting up the problem, David Chalmers argues that a reductive explanation of consciousness is impossible and that if one takes consciousness seriously, one has to go beyond a strict materialist framework. In the second half of the book, Chalmers moves toward a positive theory of consciousness with fundamental laws linking the physical and the experiential in a systematic way. Finally, he uses the ideas and arguments developed earlier to defend a form of strong artificial intelligence and to analyze some problems in the foundations of quantum mechanics.
Subjects: Dualism, Mind and body, Consciousness, Philosophy of mind., Philosophy of mind, Mind and body., Conscience, Bewustzijn, Esprit, Esprit et corps, Reduktionismus, Theorievorming, Philosophie de l'esprit, Leib-Seele-Problem, Philosophy, Kognitionswissenschaft, Théorie de la connaissance, Dualisme, Bewusstsein, Philosophie
LC classification: BD418.3 .C43 1996