Imagine it is the year 3023. Over the last thousand years, startling advances have been made in nanotechnology. A company called Supramentis is the largest publicly traded company devoted to implanting cognitive prostheses into human brains. A new service offered by Supramentis is the “comprehensive mind-replacement package”. Through a series of several surgeries, all parts of the human brain are gradually replaced with neuro-prostheses, ultimately culminating in the “i-Mind”. The i-Mind allows minds to upload, process, store, and retrieve 20 times more data than a natural human brain.Initial Post:With reference to specific arguments from either the Descartes or Locke readings in Module 3, answer the following questions:(a) Do the users of i-Mind have minds? Be sure to explain how Descartes’ or Locke’s arguments about the nature of consciousness are relevant to answering this question.(b) Are the users of the i-Mind distinct from i-Mind itself? Be sure to explain how Descartes’ or Locke’s arguments about the nature of consciousness are relevant to answering this question.Peer Response:Select a classmate’s initial post, and explain the extent to which it is consistent with Hume’s analysis of the idea of the self.
Imagine it is the year 3023. Over the last thousand years, startling advances have been made in nanotechnology. A company called Supramentis is the largest publicly traded company devoted to implantin