John Locke
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Rene Descartes
O.K. Bouwsma
Bertrand Russell
John Locke
George Berkeley
Group Project #3


Selection from "Where Our Ideas Come From"

Print out this page, answer the questions it poses, and bring it to class.

1. How does Locke define an "idea"? How does he define a "quality"?

 

 

 

2. What is a "primary quality"? Give an example.

 

 

 

3. What is a "secondary quality"? Give an example.

 

 

 

4. How do we get our ideas?

 

 

 

5. What would Russell say about this distinction?