''Victim of the Brain'' is a 1988 film by Dutch director
Piet Hoenderdos, loosely based on ''
The Mind's I'' (1981), a compilation of texts and stories on the
philosophy of mind
Philosophy of mind is a branch of philosophy that studies the ontology and nature of the mind and its relationship with the body. The mind–body problem is a paradigmatic issue in philosophy of mind, although a number of other issues are add ...
and self, co-edited by
Douglas Hofstadter and
Daniel C. Dennett. The film weaves interviews with Hofstadter with adaptations of several works in the book: Dennett's ''Where am I?'', ''The Soul of the Mark III Beast'' by
Terrel Miedaner, and also the short story ''The Seventh Sally: How Trurl's Own Perfection Led to No Good'' from ''
The Cyberiad'' by
Stanisław Lem
Stanisław Herman Lem (; 12 September 1921 – 27 March 2006) was a Polish writer of science fiction and essays on various subjects, including philosophy, futurology, and literary criticism. Many of his science fiction stories are of satirical ...
. The film was shown several times on television in
the Netherlands
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in the late 1980s.
See also
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Brain in a vat, the topic of the story ''Where am I?''
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Can a machine have a soul?, ideas related to ''The Soul of the Mark III Beast''
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Matrix reality, a popular term for concepts in the story ''How Trurl's Own Perfection Led to No Good''
External links
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1988 films
Films based on works by Stanisław Lem
1980s English-language films