 Secondly, such qualities which in truth are nothing in the objects themselves, but powers to produce various sensations in us by their primary qualities, ie by the bulk, figure, texture, and motion of their insensible parts, as colours, sounds, tastes,...  The Science-history of the Universe - Page 75by Francis Rolt-Wheeler - 1909Full view - About this book
 | John Locke - 1849 - 588 pages
...the like sensible qualities; which, whatever reality we by mistake attribute to them, are in truth nothing in the objects themselves, but powers to produce various sensations in us, and depend on those primary qualities, viz. bulk, figure, texture, and motion of parts, as I have said.... | |
 | Claude Henri Victor Cousin - 1852 - 464 pages
...the like sensible qualities ; which, whatever reality we by mistake attribute to them, are in truth nothing in the objects themselves, but powers to produce various sensations in us, and depend on those primary qualities, viz., bulk, figure, texture, and motion of parts, as I have... | |
 | JOHN MURRAY - 1852 - 786 pages
...the like sensible qualities; which, whatever reality we by mistake attribute to them, are in truth nothing in the objects themselves, but Powers to produce various sensations in us; and depend on those primary qualities, viz. bulk, figure, texture, and motion of parts. Ideas of primary... | |
 | Victor Cousin - 1853 - 444 pages
...the like sensible qualities; which, whatever reality we by mistake attribute to them, are in truth nothing in the objects themselves, but powers to produce various sensations in us, and depend on those primary qualities, viz., bulk, figure, texture, and motion of parts, as I have... | |
 | John Locke - 1854 - 560 pages
...viz., solidity, extension, figure, motion or rest, and number. 10. Secondary Qualities.^ — Secondly, such qualities which in truth are nothing in the objects...texture, and motion of their insensible parts, as colours, sounds, tastes, &c., these I call secondary qualities. To these might be added a third sort,... | |
 | John Locke - 1854 - 536 pages
...the like sensible qualities ; which, whatever reality we by mistake attribute to them, are in truth nothing in the objects themselves, but powers to produce various sensations in us, and depend on those primary qualities, viz. bulk, figure, texture, and motion of parts, as I have said.... | |
 | William Whewell - 1858 - 412 pages
...solidity, extension, figure, motion or rest, and number. Secondary qualities, on the other hand, are such ' which in truth are nothing in the objects themselves,...texture, and motion of their insensible parts, as colours, sounds, tastes, &c.' Dr. Reid*, reconsidering this subject, puts the difference in another... | |
 | Sir William Hamilton - 1859 - 752 pages
...smells, tastes, sounds, etc., which, whatever reality we by mistake may attribute to them, are, in truth, nothing in the objects themselves, but powers to produce various sensations in us; and depend on the qualities before mentioned. "The ideas of primary qualities of bodies are resemblances... | |
 | Sir William Hamilton - 1861 - 584 pages
...smells, tastes, sounds, etc., which, whatever reality we by mistake may attribute to them, are, in truth, nothing in the objects themselves, but powers to produce various sensations in us ; and depend on the qualities before mentioned. " The ideas of Primary qualities of bodies are resemblances... | |
 | Sir William Hamilton - 1861 - 626 pages
...smells, tastes, sounds, etc., which, whatever reality we by mistake may attribute to them, are, in truth, nothing in the objects themselves, but powers to produce various sensations in us ; and depend on the qualities before mentioned. " The ideas of Primary qualities of bodies are resemblances... | |
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