In 1688 the Irish scientist and politician William Molyneux sent a letter to the philosopher John Locke. In it, he asked him a question: could someone who was b

The study of perception and the role of the senses have recently risen to prominence in philosophy and are now a major area of study and research. However, the

The first complete introduction to the subject ever published, A History of Irish Thought presents an inclusive survey of Irish thought and the history of Irish

This book seeks to answer why there has there been a persistent fascination by the sighted, including philosophers, poets and the public, in what the blind see'

Suppose that a congenitally blind person has learned to distinguish and name a sphere and a cube by touch alone. Then imagine that this person suddenly recovers