David Chalmers is famous as the philosopher who coined the hard problem of consciousness, the idea that how and why consciousness is produced from a physical system, how phenomenal experience arises from such a system, is an intractably difficult issue. He contrasts the hard problem with what he calls "easy problems" such as discriminating between … Continue reading David Chalmers on the meta-problem of consciousness
Month: April 2019
Recommendation: Tiamat’s Wrath (The Expanse Book 8)
Tiamat's Wrath is the eighth book of The Expanse series. This is definitely a series you want to read in order, so if you're just starting, I'd recommend beginning with the first book, Leviathan Wakes. This is the penultimate book of the series, so it shouldn't surprise anyone that things are seriously heating up. We … Continue reading Recommendation: Tiamat’s Wrath (The Expanse Book 8)