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david chalmers

david john chalmers -lrb- ; born 20 april 1966 -rrb- is an australian philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in the area of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language .
he is professor of philosophy and director of the centre for consciousness at the australian national university .
he is also professor of philosophy at new york university .
in 2013 , he was elected a fellow of the american academy of arts & sciences .
