Statements (18)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:philosophy
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Avicenna's_floating_man
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gptkbp:describes |
a person suspended in air, isolated from sensory input, who is still aware of their own existence
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Floating man argument
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gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Descartes
gptkb:Islamic_jurisprudence |
gptkbp:languageOfOrigin |
gptkb:Arabic
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gptkbp:mainTheme |
consciousness
soul self-awareness |
gptkbp:originatedIn |
gptkb:The_Book_of_Healing
11th century |
gptkbp:proposedBy |
gptkb:Avicenna
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gptkbp:relatedConcept |
gptkb:Cogito,_ergo_sum
mind-body dualism |
gptkbp:usedToArgue |
the soul is distinct from the body
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Ibn_Sina_(Avicenna)
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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