Birrell Walsh
Oct 26, 2022

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I think the hinge-question is "What is it to learn?" I firmly believe that Mary does [x] something new when she sees the colored apple. I am not sure "learn" is what I would put in the [x] slot.

All this presupposes her neurology has not been damaged by its achromatic upbringing, like the poor kittens raised in rooms with only vertical or horizontal lines.

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Birrell Walsh
Birrell Walsh

Written by Birrell Walsh

For many years I was at a Public Broadcasting station, and got a doctorate in Religion and Philosophy over a decade. Now, in good company, I cook and write.

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