Thomas Reid and the Problem of Secondary Qualities
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2019
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-5277-9 (ISBN)
Edinburgh University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4744-5277-9 (ISBN)
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, not of the world.
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.
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.
Christopher A. Shrock is Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Ohio Valley University.
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
| Erscheinungsdatum | 02.06.2019 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Edinburgh Studies in Scottish Philosophy |
| Zusatzinfo | 2 black and white illustrations, 2 black and white tables |
| Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 156 x 234 mm |
| Gewicht | 305 g |
| Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Erkenntnistheorie / Wissenschaftstheorie |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Geschichte der Philosophie | |
| Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Philosophie der Neuzeit | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4744-5277-9 / 1474452779 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4744-5277-9 / 9781474452779 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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