Analysis Of Frank Jackson's Article 'What Mary Didn' T Know
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The story of Frank Jackson's Mary is a philosophical thought experiment proposed by Jackson in his article "What Mary Didn't Know" .The argument is intended to motivate what is often called the "Knowledge Argument" against physicalism.
Mary is confined to a black and white room, educated through black and white books and lectures shown on black and white television. According to the theory of physicalism, Mary knows everything there is to know about the physical nature of the world. This means that there should not be anything that she is not familiar with in the world outside the room. However, on her release from the room, it turns out that there are some things which she didn’t learn in the room – the experiences. She learns something new