The knowledge argument posits that if Harpo, a scientist who knows all physical facts about hearing but cannot hear, undergoes surgery to gain the ability to hear, he learns something new regarding the qualitative or phenomenal nature of sound.

Authors

• Person: Howard Robinson Organization: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
  Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition)

Sources

• Dualism (Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy/Winter 2016 Edition) plato.stanford.edu Howard Robinson · Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy via serper

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• knowledge argument concept
• sound concept