PHIL 2210 Lecture Notes - Lecture 23: The Chairs, Color Blindness, Bundle Theory
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Locke introduces a distinction between what he calls primary and secondary qualities of things. Explain this distinction including locke"s motive for introducing it and the problem it presents for him. In this essay, i will be explaining john locke"s distinction between primary and secondary qualities of things. John locke"s motive for introducing it and the problem that it presents for him. John locke introduces the concept of the distinction of primary and secondary qualities of things in one of his important books (book ii) as part of his philosophical findings on ideas. Locke essentially wanted to question the nature and the validity of sense perception towards objects. Locke also wanted to identify the differences between ideas and qualities of things and how to distinguish between them. He stated that ideas are the immediate objects of perception and thought and that qualities on the other-hand, belongs to external tangible objects.
