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.
