Frank Jackson: 2 ideas worth knowing

2 ideas from Frank Jackson, each explained in a minute and credited to the original work. Free on Savvy.

A scientist who knows every fact about colour learns something new the moment she sees it
Philosopher Frank Jackson imagined Mary, a brilliant scientist who has spent her whole life in a black-and-white room but knows every physical fact there is about colour vision. Th…
— Frank Jackson, Epiphenomenal Qualia
A scientist who's never seen color sees red for the first time. Does she learn anything?
Philosopher Frank Jackson imagined Mary, a brilliant scientist raised in a black-and-white room who has mastered every physical fact about color vision. When she finally sees a red…
— Frank Jackson, Epiphenomenal Qualia

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