The Conscious Mind

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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