Zombies are hypothetical creatures of the sort that
directors have been known to use in their creations. A zombie is physically identified
(usually) by looking identical to a human being but lacks the human emotions,
or conscious experience. There are actually three types of zombies according to
research by David Chalmers. All of them resemble humans in some way. They are
like a living empty vessel. All of them lack something that makes us humans
different to them, in different movie productions this changes.
Hollywood zombies are found in B rated movies. They are usually described as mean and fond of consuming human flesh. Or commonly known as Pittsburgh Zombies since most of the important ones were made there.
Haitian zombies are found in articles with a lack of consciousness. They seem to lack free will and sometimes even a soul. They are found to be under a spell or used in voodoo.
Philosophical zombies are found to be lacking conscious behaviour and are identical to normal humans more than the other types.
The first two types have behavioural identities that clearly make them zombies, the third type is different however as it resembles a human being more.
1974 Zombies vs Materalists was the first form of literature to talk at length about zombies by Robert Kirk. As well as 1970's Body and Mind talks about an imitation to man the 1974 book is teh first one to actually mention the word zombie.
BOOKS:
Selmer Bringsjord 1995 “in defence of impenetrable zombies” A commentary on Moody 1995
-you can’t really distinguish zombies and humans.
David Chalmers 1995 "Abscent qualia, fading dancing qualia." A commentary on a paper by Goldman. Thought experiments about funtional isomorphs arguing that in the actual world zombies would be comscious. (qualia=functional zombies)
WHERE:
Brains4Zombies.com – A Blog for the Dead
Zombie Prom (a musical)
Zombification by Andrei Codrescu
Zombie children from hell (Short story)
Hollywood zombies are found in B rated movies. They are usually described as mean and fond of consuming human flesh. Or commonly known as Pittsburgh Zombies since most of the important ones were made there.
Haitian zombies are found in articles with a lack of consciousness. They seem to lack free will and sometimes even a soul. They are found to be under a spell or used in voodoo.
Philosophical zombies are found to be lacking conscious behaviour and are identical to normal humans more than the other types.
The first two types have behavioural identities that clearly make them zombies, the third type is different however as it resembles a human being more.
1974 Zombies vs Materalists was the first form of literature to talk at length about zombies by Robert Kirk. As well as 1970's Body and Mind talks about an imitation to man the 1974 book is teh first one to actually mention the word zombie.
BOOKS:
Selmer Bringsjord 1995 “in defence of impenetrable zombies” A commentary on Moody 1995
-you can’t really distinguish zombies and humans.
David Chalmers 1995 "Abscent qualia, fading dancing qualia." A commentary on a paper by Goldman. Thought experiments about funtional isomorphs arguing that in the actual world zombies would be comscious. (qualia=functional zombies)
WHERE:
Brains4Zombies.com – A Blog for the Dead
Zombie Prom (a musical)
Zombification by Andrei Codrescu
Zombie children from hell (Short story)
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