Zombies in philosophy exist for quite a long time; you can
find zombies in numerous thought experiments which are designed to prove physicalism and similar theories, such as epiphenomenalism, wrong (perhaps one of the most famous developments of this argument is the one
of David Chalmers [born 1966], an Australian philosopher). What is actually a
philosophical zombie? There are a few types of philosophical zombies but all of
them have something in common – you cannot distinguish
between zombies and human beings because they behave in the same way as normal
people and look the same too (do not confuse philosophical zombies with people
living despite the decomposition – I’ve never liked that ridiculous idea at all). You’re
probably wondering what actually makes people different from philosophical zombies.
