▁publication ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁book ▁has ▁been ▁repr int ed ▁and ▁repub lished ▁multiple ▁times ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Ind ian ▁bi ograph ies ▁Category : 1 9 6 3 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : Sw ami ▁V ive kan anda ▁Category : 2 0 th - century ▁Indian ▁books <0x0A> </s> ▁Rec overy ▁from ▁blind ness ▁is ▁the ▁phenomen on ▁of ▁a ▁blind ▁person ▁gain ing ▁the ▁ability ▁to ▁see , ▁usually ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁medical ▁treatment . ▁As ▁a ▁thought ▁experiment , ▁the ▁phenomen on ▁is ▁usually ▁referred ▁to ▁as ▁Mol y ne ux ' s ▁problem . ▁The ▁first ▁published ▁human ▁case ▁was ▁reported ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 8 ▁by ▁the ▁sur geon ▁William ▁Ch es el den . ▁Pat ients ▁who ▁experience ▁dram atic ▁recovery ▁from ▁blind ness ▁experience ▁significant ▁to ▁total ▁ag nos ia , ▁having ▁serious ▁confusion ▁with ▁their ▁visual ▁per ception . ▁ ▁As ▁a ▁thought ▁experiment ▁ ▁The ▁phenomen on ▁has ▁often ▁been ▁presented ▁in ▁empir ic ism ▁as ▁a ▁thought ▁experiment , ▁in ▁order ▁to ▁describe ▁the ▁knowledge ▁gained ▁from ▁sens es , ▁and ▁question ▁the ▁correlation ▁between ▁different ▁sens es . ▁ ▁John ▁Lock e , ▁an ▁ 1 8 th - century ▁phil os opher , ▁spec ulated ▁that ▁if ▁a ▁blind ▁person ▁developed ▁vision , ▁he ▁would ▁not ▁at ▁first ▁connect ▁his ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁shape ▁with ▁the ▁sight ▁of ▁a ▁shape