David Chalmers
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David Chalmers is an Australian philosopher best known for his work on the philosophy of mind and consciousness, particularly for formulating the "hard problem" of consciousness.
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| David Chalmers canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Chalmers Context triple: [Conversations on Consciousness, hasContributor, David Chalmers]
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Daniel Dennett
Daniel Dennett is an American philosopher and cognitive scientist known for his influential work on consciousness, free will, and the philosophy of mind from a naturalistic, evolutionary perspective.
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John Searle
John Searle is an American philosopher best known for his work on the philosophy of language and mind, particularly speech act theory and the Chinese Room argument against strong artificial intelligence.
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J. J. C. Smart
J. J. C. Smart was an influential Australian philosopher best known for his work in philosophy of mind, particularly his defense of the mind–brain identity theory, and in ethics and metaphysics.
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D.
Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel is an American philosopher known for his influential work in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, including the famous essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?".
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E.
Donald Davidson
Donald Davidson was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, mind, and action, particularly his theories of radical interpretation and anomalous monism.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: David Chalmers Target entity description: David Chalmers is an Australian philosopher best known for his work on the philosophy of mind and consciousness, particularly for formulating the "hard problem" of consciousness.
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A.
Daniel Dennett
Daniel Dennett is an American philosopher and cognitive scientist known for his influential work on consciousness, free will, and the philosophy of mind from a naturalistic, evolutionary perspective.
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B.
John Searle
John Searle is an American philosopher best known for his work on the philosophy of language and mind, particularly speech act theory and the Chinese Room argument against strong artificial intelligence.
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C.
J. J. C. Smart
J. J. C. Smart was an influential Australian philosopher best known for his work in philosophy of mind, particularly his defense of the mind–brain identity theory, and in ethics and metaphysics.
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D.
Thomas Nagel
Thomas Nagel is an American philosopher known for his influential work in moral and political philosophy, philosophy of mind, and epistemology, including the famous essay "What Is It Like to Be a Bat?".
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E.
Donald Davidson
Donald Davidson was a prominent 20th-century American philosopher known for his influential work in the philosophy of language, mind, and action, particularly his theories of radical interpretation and anomalous monism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Australian philosopher
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academic ⓘ author ⓘ human ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| academicDegree |
Bachelor of Arts
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Bachelor of Science ⓘ PhD in philosophy ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Indiana University
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surface form:
Indiana University Bloomington
University of Adelaide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthCountry | Australia ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1966-04-20 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Sydney ⓘ |
| citizenship | Australia ⓘ |
| coinedTerm | hard problem of consciousness ⓘ |
| doctoralAdvisor | Douglas Hofstadter ⓘ |
| employer |
Australian National University
NERFINISHED
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New York University ⓘ |
| familyName | Chalmers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
metaphysics
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philosophy of consciousness ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary philosophy of mind ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Douglas Hofstadter
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Frank Jackson ⓘ Saul Kripke ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Reality+ : Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
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The Conscious Mind ⓘ formulating the hard problem of consciousness ⓘ panpsychism advocacy ⓘ philosophical zombies argument ⓘ property dualism ⓘ two-dimensional semantics ⓘ work on consciousness ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
consciousness
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metaphysics of modality ⓘ mind-body problem ⓘ |
| name | David Chalmers self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Australian ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings
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Reality+ : Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy ⓘ
surface form:
Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy
The Character of Consciousness ⓘ The Conscious Mind ⓘ
surface form:
The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory
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| philosophicalView |
modal rationalism
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nonreductive physicalism critic ⓘ property dualism ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Co-director of the NYU Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness
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Professor of Philosophy at Australian National University ⓘ Professor of Philosophy at New York University ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
What Is It Like to Be a Bat?