Avicenna argues via the 'Flying Man' thought experiment that a newly created person floating in a void with all senses disabled would still be self-aware, implying that the self is not a bodily thing perceived through the senses.

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• Person: Not available Organization: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
• Person: Not available Organization: Capturing Christianity
  Dualism, Physicalism, and Philosophy of Mind - Capturing Christianity

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• Self-Consciousness - Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy plato.stanford.edu Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper
• Dualism, Physicalism, and Philosophy of Mind - Capturing Christianity capturingchristianity.com Capturing Christianity via serper

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• self-awareness concept