The Conscious Mind

The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory
Author David Chalmers
Country United States
Language English
Subject Philosophy of mind
Published 1996 (Oxford University Press)
Media type Print (Hardcover and Paperback)
Pages 432
ISBN 978-0195117899

The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory is a 1996 book by David Chalmers,[1] an Australian philosopher specializing in the area of philosophy of mind.

Summary

Chalmers presents the major arguments against materialist theories of consciousness, and then advances his own dualistic theory of consciousness based on "Shannon information partitions".[2] He refers to his alternate view as naturalistic dualism.

Reception

Academic journals

The Conscious Mind has been reviewed in many journals including Foundations of Physics,[3] Psychological Medicine,[4] Mind,[5] The Journal of Mind and Behavior,[2] and Australian Review of Books.[6]

The book was described by The Sunday Times as "one of the best science books of the year."[7]

References

  1. ↑ David Chalmers. The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory. New York: Oxford University Press, 1996.
  2. 1 2 https://umaine.edu/jmb/back-issues/1996-2/volume-17-number-4-autumn-1996/
  3. ↑ Henry P. Stapp. Book Review -- The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory Foundations of Physics, Volume 26, Number 8, 1996, pp. 1091-1097.
  4. ↑ John Smythes. The Conscious Mind. By D. Chalmers Psychological Medicine (1998), 28 : 233-241.
  5. ↑ Joseph Levine. The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory Mind, Vol. 107, No. 428 (Oct., 1998), pp. 877-881.
  6. ↑ Peter Goldsworthy. Review of The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory Australian Review of Books, November 1997, pp. 6-7.
  7. ↑ The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory (1996), paperback edition, back cover.


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