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 (548 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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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^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1427^[30]; University of Adelaide^[15], a public university^[31], in Australia^[32], founded in 1874^[33], headquartered in Mitchell Building^[34]; Indiana University^[16], a state university system^[35], in United States^[36], founded in 1820^[37], headquartered in Bloomington^[38]; and Indiana University Bloomington^[17], a public research university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1820^[41], headquartered in Bloomington^[42]. Doctoral advisors include Douglas Hofstadter^[18], a philosopher^[43], b. 1945^[44], of United States^[45], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[46], specialised in cognitive science^[47] and Jon Michael Dunn^[19], a philosopher^[48], 1941–2021^[49], of United States^[50], specialised in relevance logic^[51].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[4], university teacher^[5], and academic^[6]. Fields of work include philosophy^[9], an academic discipline^[52] and philosophy of mind^[10], a branch of philosophy^[53]. Employers include New York University^[11], a private university^[54], in United States^[55], founded in 1831^[56], headquartered in New York City^[57]; Australian National University^[12], a public university^[58], in Australia^[59], founded in 1946^[60], headquartered in Canberra^[61]; and University of Arizona^[13], a public university^[62], in United States^[63], founded in 1885^[64], headquartered in Tucson^[65].

Recognition

Awards received include Jean Nicod Prize^[20], a science award^[66], in France^[67]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[21], a fellowship award^[68]; Rhodes Scholarship^[22], a scholarship^[69], in United Kingdom^[70], founded in 1902^[71]; Barwise Prize^[23], a science award^[72], in United States^[73], founded in 2002^[74]; 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 (548 views/month, #6,753 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[75] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[76]

He is credited with the discovery of extended mind thesis^[77], a theory^[78]. Works attributed to him include The Conscious Mind^[79], a literary work^[80] and The Extended Mind^[81], a scholarly article^[82], written by Andy Clark^[83].

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^[77].