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 (3,518 views/month, #6,753 of 1,000,298).^[7]

Key Facts

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

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Origins and Family

Recorded place of birth include Australia^[2], a Commonwealth realm^[28], in Australia^[29], founded in 1901^[30] and Sydney^[8], a city^[31], in Australia^[32], founded in 1788^[33]. David Chalmers was born on April 20, 1966^[3].

Education

Educated at Lincoln College^[15], a college of the University of Oxford^[34], in United Kingdom^[35], founded in 1427^[36]; University of Adelaide^[16], a closed educational institution^[37], in Australia^[38], founded in 1874^[39], headquartered in Mitchell Building^[40]; Indiana University^[17], a state university system^[41], in United States^[42], founded in 1820^[43], headquartered in Bloomington^[44]; and Indiana University Bloomington^[18], a public research university^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1820^[47], headquartered in Bloomington^[48]. Doctoral advisors include Douglas Hofstadter^[19], a philosopher^[49], b. 1945^[50], of United States^[51], awarded the Guggenheim Fellowship^[52], specialised in cognitive science^[53] and Jon Michael Dunn^[20], a philosopher^[54], 1941–2021^[55], of United States^[56], specialised in relevance logic^[57].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include philosopher^[4], university teacher^[5], and academic^[6]. Fields of work include philosophy^[10], an academic discipline^[58] and philosophy of mind^[11], a branch of philosophy^[59]. Employers include New York University^[12], a private university^[60], in United States^[61], founded in 1831^[62], headquartered in New York City^[63]; Australian National University^[13], a public university^[64], in Australia^[65], founded in 1946^[66], headquartered in Canberra^[67]; and University of Arizona^[14], a public university^[68], in United States^[69], founded in 1885^[70], headquartered in Tucson^[71].

Recognition

Awards received include Jean Nicod Prize^[21], a science award^[72], in France^[73]; Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22], a fellowship award^[74]; Rhodes Scholarship^[23], a scholarship^[75], in United Kingdom^[76], founded in 1902^[77]; Barwise Prize^[24], a science award^[78], in United States^[79], founded in 2002^[80]; and Corresponding Fellow of the British Academy^[25].

Personal Life

David Chalmers's religion is recorded as atheism^[27].

Why It Matters

David Chalmers ranks in the top 0.68% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3,518 views/month, #6,753 of 1,000,298).^[7] He has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[81] He is known by 38 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[82]

He is credited with the discovery of extended mind thesis^[83], a theory^[84]. Works attributed to him include The Conscious Mind^[85], a literary work^[86] and The Extended Mind^[87], a scholarly article^[88], written by Andy Clark^[89].

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^[15], University of Adelaide^[16], Indiana University^[17], and Indiana University Bloomington^[18].

What awards did David Chalmers receive?

Honors received include Jean Nicod Prize^[21], Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences^[22], Rhodes Scholarship^[23], and Barwise Prize^[24].

What did David Chalmers discover?

David Chalmers is credited as discoverer of extended mind thesis^[83].