Full Idea
Blind children are not, in general, linguistically impaired; not even in their talk about space.
Gist of Idea
Blindness doesn't destroy spatial concepts
Source
Jerry A. Fodor (In a Critical Condition [2000], Ch.13)
Book Reference
Fodor,Jerry A.: 'In Critical Condition' [MIT 2000], p.155
A Reaction
This is offered to demonstrate that spatial concepts are innate, even in the blind. But then we would expect anyone who has to move in space to develop spatial concepts from experience.