Christopher A. Shrock

Thomas Reid and the Problem of Secondary Qualities (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

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 only experiences in our brains, and don't let us know about the world around us. At the same time, Schrock maintains a healthy optimism about science and reason.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Edinburgh University Press
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. September 2017
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781474417860
• Artikelnr.: 54674537

Autorenporträt

Christopher A. Shrock is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio Valley University.

Inhaltsangabe

Part I: Why Secondary Qualities are a Problem
1. Why Direct Realism?
2. General Exposition of the Problem of Secondary Qualities
3. Why Direct Realism Needs Objective Secondary Qualities
Part II: How Thomas Reid Solves the Problem
4. Primary and Secondary Qualities in Reid's Theory of PercePartion
5. Answering the Problem of Secondary Qualities
6. Understanding Reid's Distinction
Part III: Eight Objections with Replies
7. Scientific Objections
8. Philosophical Objections
9. A Historical Objection
10. Conclusion