Tag: David Chalmers
Cosmic Fine-Tuning as Evidence for the Reality of Consciousness
Many neuroscientists hold the materialist view that the mind is a user illusion generated by the brain.
Cancelling the Human Mind: Experts Weigh In
Dualism — human consciousness is real, immaterial, and special — is the only approach that accords with the evidence.
Eccentric Theories of Consciousness Are Tolerated; But Why?
The strangest imaginable theory, quantum mechanics, has turned out to be the most experimentally reliable.
Neuroscientist Vows: We’ll Nail Consciousness Yet!
Anil Seth, proponent of the “hallucination” theory of consciousness, vows that researchers will find that consciousness spot or circuit in the brain.
The Philosopher Wins: There’s No Consciousness Spot in the Brain
After a 25-year search, dualist philosopher David Chalmers won the bet with neuroscientist Christof Koch.