Mr.Watkins had been blind from birth.While corrective eye surgery enabled him to see,he was unable to visually distinguish a spoon from a key.This fact would serve to support the position advanced by
A) Immanuel Kant.
B) Gestalt psychologists.
C) John Locke.
D) Hermann von Helmholtz.

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John Locke argued that all knowledge is derived from experience, specifically through sensory perception. Mr. Watkins' inability to visually distinguish a spoon from a key despite being able to see supports Locke's position that sensory experience is necessary for acquiring knowledge.

MrWatkins Had Been Blind from Birth