Zombie Blues

Zombie Blues is a rock band founded by the Australian philosopher and cognitive scientist David Chalmers, who serves as the lead singer of the band.[1][2][3] Its name comes from Chalmers' philosophical zombie thought experiment—a hypothetical creature that looks like humans but lacks consciousness.[1]

Zombie Blues
Zombie Blues' founder and lead singer, David Chalmers in 2008
Background information
GenresBlues rock, rock and roll
MembersDavid Chalmers

The band's only song, "The Zombie Blues", has been performed at various cognitive science and philosophy conventions,[4][5] including Qualia Fest.[1][3] Its core lyrics include:

I act like you act, I do what you do / But I don’t know, what it’s like to be you / What consciousness is, I ain’t got a clue / I got the zombie blues.

— David Chalmers[4][1][5]

The Irish Times wrote, "With his leather jacket and biker’s haircut, David Chalmers is about the closest thing philosophy has to a rock star these days."[4]

References
  1. Kaminer, Ariel (2012-12-09). "Where Theory and Research Meet to Jam About the Mind". The New York Times. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  2. Walsh, Sean (2019-11-24). "A philosophy of zombies". The Article. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  3. "David Chalmers". Brain Preservation Foundation. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  4. Humphreys, Jon (2014-07-20). "Zombie blues and the hard problem of consciousness". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
  5. Burkeman, Oliver (2015-01-21). "Why can't the world's greatest minds solve the mystery of consciousness?". The Guardian. Retrieved 2021-07-20.
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