Chalmers gets the attention because his type of argument is both popular with philosophers and full of implied dualism (boo! hissss! dualism!). It’s not so much foil-seeking as chasing the red cape, in my opinion. I would choose a nicer metaphor, but I seriously doubt any philosophers involved would change their opinion on the matter for any reason that’s anything short of earth-shaking. For instance, if Chalmers caught an epiphenomenal virus … but, yes, you get the idea.
Chalmers gets the attention because his type of argument is both popular with philosophers and full of implied dualism (boo! hissss! dualism!). It’s not so much foil-seeking as chasing the red cape, in my opinion. I would choose a nicer metaphor, but I seriously doubt any philosophers involved would change their opinion on the matter for any reason that’s anything short of earth-shaking. For instance, if Chalmers caught an epiphenomenal virus … but, yes, you get the idea.