Do You Exist Without Your Body?Finding the self in total sensory silence

From the show

Living Thought Experiments

This thought experiment isolates consciousness to reveal its fundamental nature. Imagine waking up suspended in a void, severed from all sensory input and memory. Without a body to feel or eyes to see, you must determine if you still exist. The resulting insight suggests that self-awareness is not just a reaction to the physical world, but an independent reality that survives even when the physical self vanishes.