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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Avicenna believed that self-awareness is an innate part of the rational soul, and it would exist even in the absence of any external sensory input or physical movement. Therefore, according to Avicenna, the floating man in his thought experiment would still have self-awareness even without any perceptual or sensory experiences.

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