Full Idea
Perhaps there is a minimum speed for a mind, rather like the minimum escape velocity required to overcome gravity and leave the planet.
Gist of Idea
Maybe there is a minimum brain speed for supporting a mind
Source
Daniel C. Dennett (Kinds of Minds [1996], Ch.3)
Book Reference
Dennett,Daniel C.: 'Kinds of Minds' [Phoenix 1997], p.81
A Reaction
Dennett rejects this speculation, but he didn't stop to imagine what it would be LIKE if your brain slowed down, and he never considers Edelman's view that mind is a process. Put the two together…