What was William Molyneux's question to Locke regarding sensory experience, and how did Locke respond?

William Molyneux asked John Locke whether a man born blind, who learned to distinguish objects like cubes and spheres by touch, would recognize them by sight if his vision were restored. Locke agreed with Molyneux's conclusion that the man would not recognize the objects by sight alone without learning to associate the visual and tactile information.

William Molyneux posed a question to John Locke regarding sensory experience: if a man born blind, who had learned to distinguish objects like cubes and spheres through touch, suddenly gained the ability to see, would he be able to recognize these objects by sight alone? Molyneux himself answered negatively, suggesting that the man would not be able to recognize the objects without first learning to associate the visual information with the tactile experiences he had previously. Locke agreed with Molyneux's conclusion, supporting the empiricist view that knowledge and recognition are based on sensory experiences and the associations formed between them.