Ask Aristotle: The philosophy behind mind swaps and head transplants

If you could place your head on a different body, would you?From Frankenstein's monster to centuries of philosophical thought experiments, writers and thinkers have long been captivated by the idea of mind swaps – both literal and metaphorical.But if your head was placed on a new body, would you still be you? Where does our consciousness truly reside? And even if such a transplant was possible, should we do it – and what ethical dilemmas would it unleash?