Writing in an accessible yet thought-provoking style, philosopher David Chalmers takes readers on a far-reaching tour through the philosophical ramifications of consciousness, presenting thoughtful discussions on topics as diverse as artificial intelligence and the interpretation of quantum mechanics.

David J. Chalmers is a Professor of Philosophy at the University of California, Santa Cruz.

• I. Preliminaries


• 1: Two Concepts of Mind


• 2: Supervenience and Explanation


• II. The Irreducibility of Consciousness


• 3: Can Consciousness be Reductively Explained?


• 4: Naturalistic Dualism


• 5: The Paradox of Phenomenal Judgment


• III. Toward a Theory of Consciousness


• 6: The Coherence between Consciousness and Cognition


• 7: Absent Qualia, Fading Qualia, Dancing Qualia


• 8: Consciousness and Information: Some Speculation


• IV. Applications


• 9: Strong Artificial Intelligence


• 10: The Interpretation of Quantum Mechanics


• Notes


• Bibliography