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(philosophy) A thought experiment, asking, 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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Molyneux's problem

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Molyneux's problem

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(philosophy) A thought experiment, asking, "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?"

Japanese Meaning

モリニュ問題：哲学における思考実験。生まれつき盲目の人が、触覚で認識することのできる異なる形状（例えば球体や立方体など）の物体を、視覚を得た上で触覚の記憶に基づいて視覚だけで識別できるかどうかを問いかける問題。