Objections
Objections have been raised that have required the argument to be refined. Doubters cite various holes in the thought experiment that have arisen through critical examination.
Nemirow and Lewis present the Ability Hypothesis, and Conee argues for the Acquaintance Hypothesis. Both approaches attempt to demonstrate that Mary gains no new knowledge-that, but instead gains something else. If she in fact gains no new propositional knowledge, they contend, then what she does gain may be accounted for within the physicalist framework. These are the two most notable objections to Jackson's thought experiment, and the claim it sets out to make.
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