How long does someone have to be brain dead for the physicalist to say the mind is dead?
Is the restoration of Culber’s body being inexact from his prior state the cause for his mind to feel not fully himself?
At the moment, the physicalist model could fit the story.However, I suppose a dualist would say the fact that he feels in his mind something has changed is a reflection of the persistence of his mind from his previous body?
For an academic discussion of the entire Star Trek canon in light of the "Mind-Body" problem in philosophy, check out this item published in the Science Fiction Research Association.
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