Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)

The Return of Cartesian Tradition from the Problem of Consciousness

Chalmers’ Naturalistic Attribute Dualism and Zombie Argument

Authors
Jialing Chen1, *, , Zijun Lin2, , Yuanzhe Wang3, , Junru Xiang4,
1School of Philosophy and Social Development, Huaqiao University, Xiamen, Fujian, China
2Hanlin Experimental School, Dongguan, Guangdong, China
3Sendelta International Academy, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
4Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China

These authors contributed equally.

*Corresponding author. Email: 19013010002@stu.hqu.edu.cn
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Jialing Chen
Available Online 1 June 2022.
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220504.420How to use a DOI?
Keywords
David Chalmers; naturalistic dualism; consciousness; neo-Cartesian trend
Abstract

By reconstructing David Chalmers’ naturalistic dualism and philosophical zombie argument and the typical debates with Dennett and Searle on consciousness, this essay aims to explore the situation of Chalmers’ naturalistic dualism in the context of the prevalence of contemporary physicalist achievements and methodologies, the refutations to which it has been subjected, the developing trends in contemporary naturalistic dualism. The paper concludes that Chalmers’ naturalistic dualism can be seen as a ‘neo-Cartesian trend’ return to contemporary philosophy of mind in the context of the prominent results of neuroscience and physicalism, offering a new framework for the study of consciousness, but whether it advances the study of consciousness is a question that remains to be answered, which is an important subject to further investigation.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
1 June 2022
ISBN
10.2991/assehr.k.220504.420
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/assehr.k.220504.420How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.
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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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