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If someone was blind since birth, do they see objects/colors when they dream? What do they see when they dream?
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October 20, 2005

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Alexander George
October 24, 2005 (changed October 24, 2005) Permalink

You might be interested in reading On Blindness, a book of letters between the philosophers Bryan Magee and Martin Milligan. The first is sighted, the second blind almost from birth. They argue about whether blindness is a limitation and, if it is, what kind it is. Milligan makes many interesting observations about how to describe a blind person's experiences and dreams.

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