Episode 340
Molyneux's problem
Sun, 2018-Apr-08 01:39 UTC
Length - 1:28
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With 266,480 views on Saturday, 7 April 2018 our article of the day is Molyneux's problem.
Molyneux's problem is a thought experiment in philosophy concerning immediate recovery from blindness. It was first formulated by William Molyneux, and notably referenced in John Locke's An Essay Concerning Human Understanding (1689). The problem can be stated in brief, "if a man born blind can feel the differences between shapes such as spheres and cubes, could he, if given the ability to see, distinguish those objects by sight alone, in reference to the tactile schemata he already possessed?"
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