On Chalmer’s Theory of Consciousness.

Authors

  • João de Fernandes Teixeira Universidade Federal de S. Carlos. Departamento de Filosofia.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/psicousp.v8i2.107590

Keywords:

Consciousness. Artificial intelligence. Cartesianism. Cognition.

Abstract

The paper focuses on Chalmer s theory of consciousness as it is presented in his most recent book, The Conscious Mind, published in 1996. The first part is devoted to a presentation of the main outlines of Chalmer s theory. The second part discusses such a theory by focusing on the metaphysical plausibility of the existence of zombies as well as on the notion of supervenience.

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Published

1997-01-01

Issue

Section

A Consciência numa perspectiva global

How to Cite

On Chalmer’s Theory of Consciousness. (1997). Psicologia USP, 8(2), 109-128. https://doi.org/10.1590/psicousp.v8i2.107590