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Molyneux's Problem - (International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives Inte) by M Degenaar (Hardcover)

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Suppose that a congenitally blind person has learned to distinguish and name a sphere and a cube by touch alone.
Author(s): M Degenaar
154 Pages
Political Science, Public Affairs & Administration
Series Name: International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives Inte

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Suppose that a congenitally blind person has learned to distinguish and name a sphere and a cube by touch alone. Then imagine that this person suddenly recovers the faculty of sight. Will he be able to distinguish both objects by sight and to say which is the sphere and which the cube?
This was the question which the Irish politician and scientist William Molyneux posed in 1688 to John Locke. Molyneux's question has intrigued a wide variety of intellectuals for three centuries. Those who have attempted to solve it include Berkeley, Reid, Leibniz, Voltaire, La Mettrie, Condillac, Diderot, Müller, Helmholtz, William James and Gareth Evans. This book is the first comprehensive survey of the history of the discussion about Molyneux's problem. It will be of interest to historians of both philosophy and psychology.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.21 Inches (H) x 6.14 Inches (W) x .44 Inches (D)

Weight: .9 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 154

Genre: Political Science

Sub-Genre: Public Affairs & Administration

Series Title: International Archives of the History of Ideas Archives Inte

Publisher: Springer

Format: Hardcover

Author: M Degenaar

Language: English

Street Date: February 29, 1996

TCIN: 1006472997

UPC: 9780792339342

Item Number (DPCI): 247-16-4747

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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