Locke's Primary and Secondary Qualities When reading Lock's Book II "Of Ideas", one comes to a state of boredom, while reading about things that should seem obvious to an adult. These ideas are mainly trying explain to the reader that a person can not think about something without experiencing it with some sort of sensation first. But then, all of the sudden, one does a double take after reading Lock's thoughts about an object's primary …
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…on perception, one also starts to think about how awesome this gift of perception really is. It is incredible that our individual senses communicate with each other through our brain allowing us to perceive in our own way. Almost as if the world around you is yours, and yours alone. References 1. Cahn, Steven M. (1999). Classics of Western Philosophy. Indianapolis: Hacket Publishing Company, Inc. 2. Collins, James D. (1967). The British empiricists : Locke, Barkley, Humes. Milwaukee: Bruce Pub.