 Suppose a man born blind, and now adult, and taught by his touch to distinguish between a cube and a sphere of the same metal, and nighly of the same bigness, so as to tell, when he felt one and the other, which is the cube, which the sphere.  The Works of John Locke - Page 309by John Locke - 1823Full view - About this book
 | George Berkeley (bp. of Cloyne.) - 1732 - 388 pages
...Eflay: Which I thall fet down as it there lies, together with Mr. Locke's Opinion of it, ' Suppofe a Man ' born Blind, and now Adult, and taught ( by his Touch to diJlinguijJ) between a Cube, ' and a Sphere of the fame Metal, and ' nighly of the fame Bignefs, Jo... | |
 | John Locke - 1742 - 448 pages
...Anfwer to it which I think true, till by hearing my Reafons they were convinced. 'Tis this : " Suppofe a Man born blind, and now adult, " and taught by his Touch to diftinguifh between " a Cube and a Sphere (fuppofe) of Ivory, nighly " of the fame Bignefs, fo as to... | |
 | Etienne Bonnot de Condillac - Knowledge, Theory of - 1756 - 414 pages
...painting." This he illuftrates further from the famous problem of Mr. Molineux, which is, " Suppofe " a man born blind, and now adult, and taught " by his touch to diftinguifh between a cube " and «c and a fphere of the fame metal, and nighly " of the fame bignefs... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1796 - 556 pages
...Molineaux, which he was pleafed to Fend me in a letter fome months fince; and it is this : Suppofe a man born blind, and now adult, and taught by his touch to diftinguiih between a cube and a fphere of the fame metal, and nighly of the fame bignefs, fo as to... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1801 - 340 pages
...Molineux, which he was pleafed to fend me in a letter fome months fince ; and it is this : Suppofe a man born blind, and now adult, and taught by his touch to diftinguijh between <r cube and a fpbere of the fame metal, and nighly of the fame bignefs, fo as to... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 554 pages
...learned and worthy Mr. Molineaux, which he was pleased to send me in a letter some months since ; and it is this : Suppose a man born blind, and now adult,...his touch to distinguish between a cube and a sphere of the same metal, and nighly of the same bigness, so as to tell, when he felt one and the other, which... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1805 - 562 pages
...Molineaux, which he was pleased to send me in a letter some months since; and it is this: Suppose a man horn blind, and now adult, and taught by his touch to distinguish between a cube and a sphere of the same metal, and nighly of the same bigness, so a»to tell, when he felt one and the other, which... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1808 - 346 pages
...learned and \yorthy Mr. Molineux, which he was pleased to send me in a letter some months since ; and it is this : Suppose a man born blind, and now adult, and taught by Ids touch to distinguish between a Cube and a Sphere of the same metal, and nighly of the same bigness,... | |
 | John Locke - Knowledge, Theory of - 1813 - 518 pages
...learned and worthy Mr. Molineux, which he was pleased to send me in a letter some months since ; and it is this : Suppose a man born blind, and now adult,...his touch to distinguish between a cube and a sphere of the same metal, and nighty of the same bigness, so as to tell, when he felt one and the other, which... | |
 | John Locke - 1815 - 454 pages
...Molineaux, which he was pleased to send' me in a letter some months since; and it is this: Supposes man bom blind, and now adult; and taught by his touch to distinguish between a^cube and a sphere of the same metal, and nighly of the same bigness, so as to tell, when he felt... | |
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