David Chalmers: You Are in a Sim ​(#213)

David Chalmers is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist
specializing in the areas of philosophy of mind and philosophy of
language. He is a Professor of Philosophy and Neural Science at New
York University, as well as co-director of NYU's Center for Mind,
Brain and Consciousness (along with Ned Block). In 2006, he was
elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. In
2013, he was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts &
Sciences. David Chalmers first formulated the problem in his paper
Facing up to the problem of consciousness (1995) and expanded upon
it in his book The Conscious Mind (1996). His works have proven to
be provocative. Some, such as David Lewis and Steven Pinker, have
praised Chalmers for his argumentative rigor and "impeccable
clarity." Others, such as Daniel Dennett and Patricia Churchland,
believe that hard problem is really more of a collection of easy
problems, and will be solved through further analysis of the brain
and behavior. Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of
Philosophy https://amzn.to/3oqp0Cz Virtual reality is genuine
reality; that’s the central thesis of Reality+. In a highly
original work of “technophilosophy,” David J. Chalmers gives a
compelling analysis of our technological future. He argues that
virtual worlds are not second-class worlds, and that we can live a
meaningful life in virtual reality. We may even be in a virtual
world already. Along the way, Chalmers conducts a grand tour of big
ideas in philosophy and science. He uses virtual reality technology
to offer a new perspective on long-established philosophical
questions. How do we know that there’s an external world? Is there
a god? What is the nature of reality? What’s the relation between
mind and body? How can we lead a good life? All of these questions
are illuminated or transformed by Chalmers’ mind-bending analysis.
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