Thomas Reid and the Problem of Secondary Qualities
Title | Thomas Reid and the Problem of Secondary Qualities PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher A. Shrock |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 210 |
Release | 2017-07-10 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1474417868 |
Examines the way that theatrical representations of chastity inform broader concerns about the commoditisation of people in early capitalism
Thomas Reid and the Problem of Secondary Qualities
Title | Thomas Reid and the Problem of Secondary Qualities PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher A. Shrock |
Publisher | Edinburgh Studies in Scottish Philosophy |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2019-05-13 |
Genre | Knowledge, Theory of |
ISBN | 9781474452779 |
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.
Problems from Reid
Title | Problems from Reid PDF eBook |
Author | James Van Cleve |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 567 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0199857032 |
"A contemporary of Hume, Thomas Reid is especially known today for his opposition to skepticism and "the way of ideas" (the notion that what the mind perceives is not objective reality, but simply an internal image). Reid was one of the first to question this view, which is still prevalent today, and pointed out some of the negative consequences to which it leads. For the growing recognition about these and other contributions in epistemology, theory of action, and moral theory, Reid has increasingly attracted attention in Anglo-American philosophy over the last twenty years"--
Thomas Reid and the Problem of Secondary Qualities
Title | Thomas Reid and the Problem of Secondary Qualities PDF eBook |
Author | Christopher A. Shrock |
Publisher | Edinburgh University Press |
Pages | 184 |
Release | 2017-09-14 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 147441785X |
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.
Primary and Secondary Qualities
Title | Primary and Secondary Qualities PDF eBook |
Author | Lawrence Nolan |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 415 |
Release | 2011-04-07 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 0199556156 |
Fourteen new essays trace the historical development of the distinction between primary and secondary qualities, a key topic in metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of perception. The volume starts with the ancient Greeks, discusses virtually all major figures of the early modern era, and reflects on the place of the topic in philosophy today.
An Inquiry Into the Human Mind
Title | An Inquiry Into the Human Mind PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Reid |
Publisher | |
Pages | 412 |
Release | 1817 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN |
Essays on the intellectual powers of man
Title | Essays on the intellectual powers of man PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Reid |
Publisher | |
Pages | 706 |
Release | 1803 |
Genre | Free will and determinism |
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