Consciousness and Commissurotomy
Philosophy April 1, 1978 Kathleen V. Wilkes 36 citations
Commissurotomy surgery, which severs the corpus callosum, has led some philosophers to argue that it splits consciousness and the mind, threatening the ordinary concept of a person. This paper assesses that threat and argues it is overestimated. The author begins the main argument in section III, while section II describes the operation and its effects for those unfamiliar with them.