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Quotes from The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory — David Chalmers

born 1966 Australia

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Conscious experience is at once the most familiar thing in the world and the most mysterious.

The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory (1996)

Consciousness is the biggest mystery. It may be the largest outstanding obstacle in our quest for a scientific understanding of the universe.

The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory (1996)

Consciousness can be startlingly intense. It is the most vivid of phenomena; nothing is more real to us. But it can be frustratingly diaphanous: in talking about conscious experience, it is notoriously difficult to pin down the subject matter.

The Conscious Mind: In Search of a Fundamental Theory (1996)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: David Chalmers (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.