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Thomas Reid and the problem of secondary qualities /

With a new reading of Thomas Reid on primary and secondary qualities, Christopher A. Shrock illuminates the Common Sense theory of perception. Shrock follow's Reid's lead in defending common sense philosophy against the problem of secondary qualities, which claims that our perceptions are...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Shrock, Christopher A. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2017]
Series:Edinburgh studies in Scottish philosophy.
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Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Part 1 : Why Secondary Qualities are a Problem
  • Why Direct Realism?
  • General Exposition of the Problem of Secondary Qualities
  • Why Direct Realism Needs Objective Secondary Qualities
  • Part 2 : How Thomas Reid Solves the Problem
  • Primary and Secondary Qualities in Reid's Theory of PercePartion
  • Answering the Problem of Secondary Qualities
  • Understanding Reid's Distinction
  • Part 3 : Eight Objections with Replies
  • Scientific Objections
  • Philosophical Objections
  • A Historical Objection.