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Islamic philosophy

Avicenna's thought experiment of a person created in midair without any sensation, who would still be aware of his own existence.

In Islamic philosophy, flying man refers to Avicenna's thought experiment of a person created in midair without any sensation, who would still be aware of his own existence. This meaning comes from Marmura (1986) in The Monist.[1]

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Marmura, M. E. (1986). Avicenna’s “flying man” in context. The Monist, 69(3), 383-395. https://doi.org/10.5840/monist198669328

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