Conditions Related to Discussion of Conscious

Out-of-Body Experiences (OBEs): sense of leaving one’s own body; loss of feeling of embodiment

Near-Death Experiences (NDEs): elaborate experiences with cognitive, affective, paranormal, and transcendental elements

What makes a person a person?

Physicalist View: a person is defined be his or her abilities/disabilities; compatible with monist views of human constitution

Internal Essence View: a person is defined by a mysterious, immaterial spirit, soul, or essence; compatible with dualistic views of human constitution