David Chalmers Philosopher

David John Chalmers (/ˈtʃælmərz/; born 20 April 1966) is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in the area of philosophy of mind and philosophy of language. He is Professor of Philosophy and Director of the Centre for Consciousness at the Australian National University. He is also Professor of Philosophy at New York University. In 2013, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

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Birth date	April 20, 1966
Birth place	Sydney
Era	Contemporary philosophy
Main interest	Consciousness Philosophy of language Philosophy of mind

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influenced	Gualtiero Piccinini Tyler Burge
influenced by	Daniel Dennett Douglas Hofstadter René Descartes Rudolf Carnap
notable idea	Neutral monism The Extended Mind Hard problem of consciousness Two-dimensionalism
philosophical school	Analytic philosophy
region	Western philosophy