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Page 52
... merely a variation of the uncritical commonsense distinction between things and their properties . As to relations , he merely says vaguely that the idea of relation ' consists in the consideration and comparing one idea with another ...
... merely a variation of the uncritical commonsense distinction between things and their properties . As to relations , he merely says vaguely that the idea of relation ' consists in the consideration and comparing one idea with another ...
Page 64
... merely the hurrying of material , endlessly , meaninglessly.'1 It is important to distinguish the philosophical theory of primary and secondary qualities , which is a special form of the representative theory of perception , from the ...
... merely the hurrying of material , endlessly , meaninglessly.'1 It is important to distinguish the philosophical theory of primary and secondary qualities , which is a special form of the representative theory of perception , from the ...
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... merely the disposition of a piece of matter to cause certain experiences in an observer under suitable conditions . And so long as we have the experiences , the physical object in question is said to have the secondary quality . But the ...
... merely the disposition of a piece of matter to cause certain experiences in an observer under suitable conditions . And so long as we have the experiences , the physical object in question is said to have the secondary quality . But the ...
Contents
Introduction | 8 |
The Aim and Method of Lockes Theory | 23 |
Ideas and Experience | 41 |
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