David Chalmers
This biographical article relies too much on references to primary sources. Please improve this article by adding secondary or tertiary sources. Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately, especially if potentially libelous or harmful. (March 2013) David Chalmers Chalmers in 2008 Born David John Chalmers (1966-04-20) 20 April 1966 (age 48) Sydney, Australia Era Contemporary philosophy Region Western philosophy School Analytic Main interests Philosophy of mind Consciousness Philosophy of language Notable ideas Hard problem of consciousness; Extended mind; Two-dimensional semantics; Biological dualism Influences Douglas Hofstadter, Daniel Dennett, René Descartes, Rudolph Carnap Influenced Gualtiero Piccinini, Tyler Burge 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.