Primary and secondary qualities : the historical and ongoing debate /

"Fourteen newly commissioned essays trace the historical development of the distinction between primary and secondary qualities, which lies at the intersection of issues in metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of perception. 'Primary and Secondary Qualities' focuses on the age of...

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Primary & secondary qualities
Historical and ongoing debate
1. Verfasser:
Nolan, Lawrence.
Weitere Verfasser:
Nolan, Lawrence
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
New York : Oxford University Press, 2011.
Ausgabe:
1st ed.
Zusammenfassung:
"Fourteen newly commissioned essays trace the historical development of the distinction between primary and secondary qualities, which lies at the intersection of issues in metaphysics, epistemology, and philosophy of perception. 'Primary and Secondary Qualities' focuses on the age of the Scientific Revolution, the 'locus classicus' of the distinction, but begins with chapters on ancient Greek and Scholastic accounts of qualities in an effort to identify its origins. The remainder of the volume is devoted to philosophical reflections on qualities from the seventeenth century to the present day. Virtualliy every major figure is represented from Gassendi to Kant, and special attention is paid to Locke, Descartes, and Hume. The essays collected here cover a wide range of topics, including the foundation for the distinction, the question of whether it is lmetaphysical or merely epistemic, the status of secondary qualities, the nature of sensoriy representation, the relation between philosophy and science, the status of dispositions, and the semantics of sensible-quality terms"--Publisher's description, p. [4] of dust jacket.
Umfang:
1 online resource (x, 404 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Description based upon print version of record.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (p. [386]-404) and indexes.
ISBN:
1-283-35239-7
9786613352392
0-19-161800-4
Schlagworte:
Metaphysics.
Knowledge, Theory of.
Perception (Philosophy)
Metaphysics > History.
Knowledge, Theory of > History.
Perception (Philosophy) > History.
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