Thomas Reid and the problem of secondary qualities / Christopher A. Shrock.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shrock, Christopher A., author.

Series:

Edinburgh studies in Scottish philosophy.

Edinburgh studies in Scottish philosophy

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Reid, Thomas, 1710-1796.

Reid, Thomas.

Perception (Philosophy).

Knowledge, Theory of.

Common sense.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (vii, 184 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2017.

Summary:

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.

Contents:

Intro

Acknowledgements

Series Editor's Preface

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 Perception

5 Answering the Problem of Secondary Qualities

6 Understanding Reid's Distinction

PART III Objections to Reid's Theory of Secondary Qualities and Replies

7 Scientific Objections

8 A Priori Objections

9 A Historical Objection

10 Conclusion

Bibliography

Index.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 27 Apr 2021).

Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-179) and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4744-1786-8

1-4744-1785-X

1-4744-3865-2

OCLC:

1064017221