# Molyneux's problem

> philosophical thought experiment: “if a man born blind, who can feel the differences between shapes, is given the ability to see, could he distinguish those objects by sight?”

**Wikidata**: [Q1817785](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1817785)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Molyneux's_problem)  
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