Bennett, Jonathan
retired, previously at the Universities of Cambridge and British Columbia, and at Syracuse University, New York
Print publication date: 2001 (this edition)
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online:
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-825092-0
doi:10.1093/0198250924.003.0005
Published to Oxford Scholarship Online:
Print ISBN-13: 978-0-19-825092-0
doi:10.1093/0198250924.003.0005
Chapter 25 Secondary Qualities
Gives an exposition of the view of Descartes and Locke about the nature of secondary qualities. Of the many interpretations of these texts, one is supreme: it fits far more of the texts than any other, it alone satisfies the demands of corpuscularianism, and it alone is true.
Keywords: corpuscularianism, Descartes, Locke, secondary qualities
Keywords: corpuscularianism, Descartes, Locke, secondary qualities
doi:10.1093/0198250924.003.0005
Citation Export