The knowledge argument against physicalism utilizes a thought experiment involving a scientist named Harpo who lacks a specific sensory modality from birth but possesses complete scientific knowledge of that modality.

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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• physicalism concept
• knowledge argument concept