Zombie Blues Explained

Zombie Blues
Genre:	Blues rock, rock and roll
Current Members:	David Chalmers

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]

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:

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]

External links

• A live performance of the Zombie Blues featuring the New York Consciousness Collective

Notes and References

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