L. Frank Baum · 1918
The Tin Woodman of Oz
- Language
- English
- Form
- Fiction
- Text
- Full text
- English
- English original
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- gutenberg.org
- Selected
- Ben Breen, 2026-09-29; suggested by Claude research agents, 29 Sep 2026
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- Arguments unverified; quotations chosen by machine, unchecked
Q16TRANSCENDENCE
Would replacing bodily organs with artificial substitutes preserve the identity of the person?Contested. replaced man vs original. The Tin Woodman, whose flesh was replaced piece by piece with tin, meets his old living head, which denies that the tin man is the same person.
'The Tin Woodman Talks to Himself' · Reilly & Lee 1918; chapter title confirmed (Lit2Go, Wikipedia); Gutenberg #30852. The head's exact position on identity is from summaries, not read.