Floating Man thought experiment
GPTKB entity
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
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gptkbp:describedBy |
gptkb:Avicenna's_Metaphysics
gptkb:The_Book_of_Healing |
gptkbp:hasConcept |
A person suspended in air, isolated from sensory input, would still be aware of their own existence.
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Floating Man thought experiment
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Descartes
gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence Western philosophy |
gptkbp:mainTheme |
consciousness
soul self-awareness |
gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Avicenna
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gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:Cogito,_ergo_sum
mind-body dualism philosophy of mind |
gptkbp:yearProposed |
11th century
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Avicennism
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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