몰리뉴의 문제에 대한 콩디야크의 해석

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Throughout the 18th century in Europe, the Molyneux Problem was one of the most delicate and debated questions. Molyneux posed this question, concerning a man born blind whose sight is restored, to John Locke, who agreed with the Irish scholar. But Molyneux and Locke, and later George Berkeley, always a supporter of emprism, were criticized by philosophers such as La Mettrie, Denis Diderot, and Etienne Bonnot de Condillac. Moreover, Diderot reprimanded his friend Condillac for interfering with Berkeley's “idealism.” Our study aims to clarify Condillac’s position, which abruptly shifted from affirming this problem to denying it regarding the Molyneux Problem. Did he accept Berkeley's critique of idealism, or did he push so-called “idealism” further? In conclusion, we think that in the Treatise on Sensations, Condillac, instead of denying Berkeley’s idealism, accepts it positively while simultaneously rejecting Diderot's criticism, where Condillac is considered an idealist, and that he escapes this criticism.

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