Philosopher's Zone
Philosopher's Zone
ABC ABC Australia
Knowing what things are like
31 minutes Posted Feb 12, 2025 at 10:00 pm.
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Conventional wisdom has it that if you've never fallen in love, if you've never given birth to a child, if you've never tasted Vegemite... then you can't know what these experiences are like. But is the conventional wisdom correct? This week we're asking if there could in fact be various kinds of what-it-is-like knowledge, not all of which require direct first-hand experience.