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David Chalmers

1966 - Today

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David John Chalmers (; born 20 April 1966) is an Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist specializing in the areas of the philosophy of mind, and the philosophy of language. He is a professor of philosophy and neural science at New York University, as well as co-director of NYU's Center for Mind, Brain and Consciousness (along with Ned Block). In 2006, he was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of David Chalmers has received more than 1,016,102 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 30 in 2019). David Chalmers is the 1,092nd most popular philosopher (down from 1,077th in 2019), the 161st most popular biography from Australia (up from 195th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Australian Philosopher.

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Among PHILOSOPHERS

Among philosophers, David Chalmers ranks 1,092 out of 1,267. Before him are Ladislav Klíma, Friedrich Wilhelm Foerster, Carlo Cattaneo, Jamil Sidqi al-Zahawi, Aristobulus of Alexandria, and Ned Block. After him are G. A. Cohen, Jean Cavaillès, Susan George, Tadeusz Kotarbiński, Ivan Kireyevsky, and Eugenio Garin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1966, David Chalmers ranks 149. Before him are Jason Scott Lee, Marko Perković, Harri Rovanperä, Angelo Di Livio, Timo Tolkki, and Philip Reeve. After him are Wim Jonk, Gary Dourdan, Rubén Sosa, Benedicta Boccoli, Mark Gatiss, and Maroš Šefčovič.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, David Chalmers ranks 161 out of 1,143. Before him are Neale Fraser (1933), Ben Mendelsohn (1969), Fred Stolle (1938), Anthony LaPaglia (1959), Ashley Cooper (1936), and Betty Cuthbert (1938). After him are Norman Brookes (1877), Peter Cosgrove (1947), John Bromwich (1918), Daniel Ricciardo (1989), Tommy Emmanuel (1955), and Lew Hoad (1934).

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Among PHILOSOPHERS In Australia

Among philosophers born in Australia, David Chalmers ranks 3. Before him are Peter Singer (1946), and Samuel Alexander (1859). After him are J. L. Mackie (1917), John Finnis (1940), and David Malet Armstrong (1926).

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