Citation
A. Byrne et N. Hall, Chalmers on consciousness and quantum mechanics, PHILOS SCI, 66(3), 1999, pp. 370-390
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Philosiphy
Journal title
PHILOSOPHY OF SCIENCE
ISSN journal
00318248
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Volume
66
Issue
3
Year of publication
1999
Pages
370 - 390
Database
ISI
SICI code
0031-8248(199909)66:3<370:COCAQM>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
In his book, The Conscious Mind, David Chalmers argues that his theory of c
onsciousness can lend support to the Everett "no collapse" interpretation o
f quantum mechanics. We argue that Chalmers's argument fails, and that any
Everett-style interpretation should be rejected.