PHIL 1000H Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Cartesian Doubt, Tabula Rasa, Hylas
4 Apr 2016
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Objects are more than the sum of their properties. These characteristics belong to what we don"t see (being substance) He creates a metaphysical idea of what an object is. Physical object = substance + properties (qualities) There is a difference between the two properties as secondary properties rely on characteristics of the perceiver (derived of subjective senses) These secondary qualities are not subjective, just not as. Primary qualities are relative to physics and considered a mathematically and objective as primary properties purely material of reality. Locke is not a skeptic but an empiricist (radically so) He does not believe in skepticism and makes fun of the. Empiricism believes our knowledge is derived of our senses. Locke enforces his ideas of empiricism through ideas such as the tabula rasa (blank slate) Locke believes we draw certain things from experience, and our imagination joins these ideas together. Raw material of thought and imagination are even derived from our experiences.
