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Hilary Putnam’s “Brain in a Vat” thought experiment is a modern version of Descartes’ argument of an evil demon feeding false information to the senses. This image is in the public domain. Source: Was a bee.
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In a vat, a brain floating in liquid is connected to a computer. A thought bubble above the brain reads "I'm walking outside in the sun!!"
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Hilary Putnam’s “Brain in a Vat” thought experiment is a modern version of Descartes’ argument of an evil demon feeding false information to the senses. (This image is in the public domain. Source: Was a bee.)
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This image is in the public domain. Source: Was a bee.
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Written Assignments with Examples
