David Chalmers

Summary

David Chalmers is a human^[1]. He was born in Australia^[2]. He was born on April 20, 1966^[3]. He worked as a philosopher^[4], university teacher^[5], and academic^[6]. He ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,521 views/month, #6,753 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

• David Chalmers's place of birth was Australia^[2].
• David Chalmers was born on April 20, 1966^[3].
• David Chalmers held citizenship in Australia^[8].
• David Chalmers's professions included philosopher^[4].
• David Chalmers's professions included university teacher^[5].
• David Chalmers's professions included academic^[6].
• David Chalmers's field of work was philosophy^[9].
• David Chalmers's field of work was philosophy of mind^[10].
• Among David Chalmers's employers was New York University^[11].
• David Chalmers was employed by Australian National University^[12].
• Among David Chalmers's employers was University of Arizona^[13].
• David Chalmers's education included a stint at Lincoln College^[14].
• David Chalmers's education included a stint at University of Adelaide^[15].
• David Chalmers's education included a stint at Indiana University^[16].
• David Chalmers was educated at Indiana University Bloomington^[17].
• David Chalmers's doctoral advisor was Douglas Hofstadter^[18].
• David Chalmers's doctoral advisor was Jon Michael Dunn^[19].
• David Chalmers received the Jean Nicod Prize^[20].
• David Chalmers received the Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21].
• David Chalmers received the Rhodes Scholarship^[22].
• David Chalmers received the Barwise Prize^[23].
• David Chalmers received the Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy^[24].
• David Chalmers was a member of American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[25].
• David Chalmers's religion is recorded as atheism^[26].
• David Chalmers was influenced by Bertrand Russell^[27].

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• Type: Person^[28]

• Country: AU^[29]

• Began / founded: 1966-04-20^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: b9b51d85-d981-41b9-8a09-a9c554f21403^[31]

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Origins and Family

David Chalmers was born in Australia^[2]. He was born on April 20, 1966^[3].

Education

Educated at Lincoln College^[14], a college of the University of Oxford^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1427^[34]; University of Adelaide^[15], a public university^[35], in Australia^[36], founded in 1874^[37], headquartered in Mitchell Building^[38]; Indiana University^[16], a state university system^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1820^[41], headquartered in Bloomington^[42]; and Indiana University Bloomington^[17], a public research university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1820^[45], headquartered in Bloomington^[46]. Doctoral advisors include Douglas Hofstadter^[18], a philosopher^[47], b. 1945^[48], of United States^[49], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[50], specialised in cognitive science^[51] and Jon Michael Dunn^[19], a philosopher^[52], 1941–2021^[53], of United States^[54], specialised in relevance logic^[55].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[4], university teacher^[5], and academic^[6]. Fields of work include philosophy^[9], an academic discipline^[56] and philosophy of mind^[10], a branch of philosophy^[57]. Employers include New York University^[11], a private university^[58], in United States^[59], founded in 1831^[60], headquartered in New York City^[61]; Australian National University^[12], a public university^[62], in Australia^[63], founded in 1946^[64], headquartered in Canberra^[65]; and University of Arizona^[13], a public university^[66], in United States^[67], founded in 1885^[68], headquartered in Tucson^[69].

Recognition

Awards received include Jean Nicod Prize^[20], a science award^[70], in France^[71]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21], a fellowship award^[72]; Rhodes Scholarship^[22], a scholarship^[73], in United Kingdom^[74], founded in 1902^[75]; Barwise Prize^[23], a science award^[76], in United States^[77], founded in 2002^[78]; and Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy^[24].

Personal Life

David Chalmers's religion is recorded as atheism^[26].

Why It Matters

David Chalmers ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,521 views/month, #6,753 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[79] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[80]

He is credited with the discovery of extended mind thesis^[81], a theory^[82]. Works attributed to him include The Conscious Mind^[83], a literary work^[84] and The Extended Mind^[85], a scholarly article^[86], written by Andy Clark^[87].

FAQs

Where was David Chalmers born?

David Chalmers's place of birth was Australia^[2].

What did David Chalmers do for work?

David Chalmers worked as philosopher^[4], university teacher^[5], and academic^[6].

Where did David Chalmers go to school?

David Chalmers was educated at Lincoln College^[14], University of Adelaide^[15], Indiana University^[16], and Indiana University Bloomington^[17].

What awards did David Chalmers receive?

Honors received include Jean Nicod Prize^[20], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21], Rhodes Scholarship^[22], and Barwise Prize^[23].

What did David Chalmers discover?

David Chalmers is credited as discoverer of extended mind thesis^[81].