analysis

There 's more to life than meets the eye

Mary knows everything about the color , red , except to experience the experience of seeing it for the first time . Would she sigh when sees red ? Would she hug the person standing next to her out of joy , because she is seeing the color red , a beautiful color , for the first time Would Mary be reminded of a happy or sad memory when she sees the color red , for the first time ? In other words , would she experience a flashback in black and white ? If

the answers to all these questions are in the affirmative it is true that Mary also experiences thoughts and feelings that cannot easily be explained through the physical senses What is the nature of the mind , after all ? Churchland does not even explain how the nature of imagination could be described in terms of things that can be sensed with the five senses alone . Of course , Mary has read about the color , red . Then again , how would she describe the joy she feels in terms of the physical world

If physicalism is the only way to describe and understand the nature as well as experiences of human beings , then Mary should know everything about the color red , just because she has studied everything under the bright blue sky (Vinueza , 2004 . This is the belief of people that believe there are only facts to describe about the physical world There are no bases for feelings , such as joy...