Do things look the way they feel?

Do spatial features appear the same whether they are perceived through vision or touch? This question is at stake in the puzzle that William Molyneux posed to John Locke, concerning whether a man born blind whose sight was restored would be able immediately to identify the shapes of the things he sa...

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Publicado en:Analysis Vol. 73; no. 1; pp. 86 - 97
Autor principal: Schwenkler, John
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Oxford University Press / USA Jan2013
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