Another predecessor was Avicenna's "Floating Man" thought experiment on human self-awareness and self-consciousness.Nasr, Seyyed Hossein, and Oliver Leaman. 1996. History of Islamic Philosophy. Routledge. p. 315. .
anothER preDeceSSOr was aviCeNna's "floAting man" thOUght eXperiment On hUmaN self-AwaReneSS AnD SelF-Consciousness.nasr, SEYyEd HOsseiN, And oLIver Leaman. 1996. historY Of iSlAmIc phILOSOpHy. rouTLedge. p. 315. 