# Can Science Explain the Singular Individuality of Mental Life by Todd C. Sacktor > “Will there ever be a mechanistic scientific question that can be asked about the lone individuality of mental life, with its particular beginning, middle, and end?” > **— Todd C. Sacktor**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — Todd C. Sacktor](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27491) — Todd C. Sacktor's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-231). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Consciousness Continuity|Consciousness Continuity]] - **Article:** [[articles/Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta|Mind Uploading and AI — The Host is Reusable and the Person is the Delta]] - **Article:** [[articles/Who Pays for Your Heaven|Who Pays for Your Heaven]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas|The Organic-Synthetic Brain Atlas]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Personal Identity|Personal Identity]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Will there ever be a mechanistic scientific question that can be asked about the lone individuality of mental life, with its particular beginning, middle, and end?” — Todd C. Sacktor, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-todd-sacktor-science-explain-singular-individuality-mental ```