David Chalmers Quote

In developing my account of consciousness, I have tried to obey a number of constraints. The first and most important is to take consciousness seriously. The easiest way to develop a "theory" of consciousness is to deny its exis­tence, or to redefine the phenomenon in need of explanation as something it is not. This usually leads to an elegant theory, but the problem does not go away.


The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory (1996) - Introduction: Taking Consciousness Seriously


In developing my account of consciousness, I have tried to obey a number of constraints. The first and most important is to take consciousness...

In developing my account of consciousness, I have tried to obey a number of constraints. The first and most important is to take consciousness...

In developing my account of consciousness, I have tried to obey a number of constraints. The first and most important is to take consciousness...

In developing my account of consciousness, I have tried to obey a number of constraints. The first and most important is to take consciousness...