David Chalmers
David Chalmers is a philosopher at New York University and the Australian National University. He is Professor of Philosophy and co-director of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness at NYU, and also Professor of Philosophy at ANU. David is best known for formulating the "hard problem" of consciousness and for his arguments against materialism, challenging materialist conceptions of mind. He is interested in all sorts of other issues in the foundations of cognitive science, the philosophy of language, metaphysics and epistemology. He has also championed the notion of the "extended mind", which argues that the mind is not confined to skin or skull, but plausibly may extend beyond them. David the co-founder of Philpapers, a database of journal articles for professionals and students in philosophy, along with David Bourget.
David Chalmers Professional Experience / Academic History
Professional Experience
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University Professor of Philosophy, Co-Director of Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness
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Distinguished Professor of Philosophy
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Regents Professor, Department of Philosophy
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Professor, Department of Philosophy
Academic History
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Ph.D., Philosophy and Cognitive Science
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B.S., Mathematics and Computer Science
BOOKS
Constructing the World (2012)
The Character of Consciousness (2010)
Metaphysics: New Essays on the Foundations of Ontology (2009)
Philosophy of Mind: Classical and Contemporary Readings (2002)
The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory (1996)
HONORS & RECOGNITIONS
2015 Jean Nicod Prize, Institut Jean Nicod
2013 Peter Baume Award, Australian National University
2008 Jon Barwise Prize for Philosophy and Computing
2004 Federation Fellowship, Australian Research Council
2004 Stanton Prize, Society for Philosophy and Psychology