- Dualism, Mind and body, Consciousness, Philosophy of mind.
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.
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- Author
- David J. Chalmers
- First published
- 1996
- Pages
- 423
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA, Oxford University Press
- Editions
- 3
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780195105537
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