Mary is . . .

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Mary is . . .

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Mary's scenario, often referred to in discussions about consciousness and the limits of physicalist explanations of the mind, involves her being confined to a black and white room, learning about the world exclusively through black and white books or a black and white television, and being taught everything there is to know about the physical world, including physics, chemistry, and neurophysiology. This thought experiment is used to argue that there are aspects of conscious experience (like seeing colors) that physical explanations cannot fully capture.

Mary Is . .