Avicenna's Floating Man Thought Experiment Imagined a Man Suspended in Space

question 55

Multiple Choice

Avicenna's Floating Man thought experiment imagined a man suspended in space who has nonfunctional sense organs and limbs that are unable to move or touch,and he asked whether this man had any conscious awareness of his soul or self.According to Avicenna the answer to this question was __________,because __________.

• A) no; self-awareness arises only through empirical experience of the world
• B) no; self-awareness is an innate part of the rational soul
• C) yes; self-awareness is an innate part of the vegetative soul
• D) yes; self-awareness is an innate part of the rational soul

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