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Feb 20, 2021 · Now, in The Conscious Mind, philosopher David J. Chalmers offers a cogent analysis of this heated debate as he unveils a major new theory of consciousness, one that rejects the prevailing reductionist trend of science, while offering provocative insights into the relationship between mind and brain.
He sets out on a quest for a "fundamental theory"—a theory of the basic laws governing the structure and character of conscious experience—and shows how this reconception of the mind could lead us to a new science of consciousness.
- David Chalmers
- 1996
I wrote the first version of this work (then known as Toward a Theory of Consciousness) in a heady six-month period in 1992 and 1993.1 had useful discussions with a number of people at Indiana around this time: everybody at CRCC, especially Bob French and Liane Gabora, and many in other
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The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory was published in 1996, and is the first book written by David Chalmers, an Australian philosopher specialising in philosophy of mind.
- David Chalmers
- 1996
Jan 1, 1998 · PDF | On Jan 1, 1998, Frederick Gregory published The conscious mind: In search of a fundamental theory | Find, read and cite all the research you need on ResearchGate.
- Frederick Gregory
Jan 1, 2001 · Now, in The Conscious Mind, philosopher David J. Chalmers offers a cogent analysis of this heated debate as he unveils a major new theory of consciousness, one that rejects the prevailing reductionist trend of science, while offering provocative insights into the relationship between mind and brain.
According to the extended conscious mind thesis (ECM), the physical basis of consciousness is not confined exclusively to the brain, but extends beyond it via sensorimotor dynamics. ECM is enjoying growing support among philosophers inspired by ...
