Are we simply material beings? Do we have an immaterial soul? Can we know this? These questions have vexed philosophers for millenia. Avicenna, who was born in the 10th Century believed he could show that we are not simply physical through a thought experiment, the Flying Man. Peter Adamson discusses this idea with Nigel Warburton in this episode of the Philosophy Bites podcast.
Listen to Peter Adamson on the Flying Man Thought Experiment
Listen to an earlier interview with Peter Adamson on Avicenna on God
Listen to an earlier interview with Peter Adamson on Plotinus on Evil
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Peter Adamson has his own podcast History of Philosophy Without Any Gaps