What are primary qualities according to John Locke?

4th sem History of Modern Western philosophy 2025

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Temperature, weight, density, and brightness
Primary qualities are solidity, extension, motion, number, and figure.
Color, taste, smell, and sound
Shape, texture, flavor, and sound
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How do primary qualities differ from secondary qualities?
Primary qualities are subjective and depend on perception.
Secondary qualities exist independently and are objective.
Primary qualities are based on personal experience and interpretation.
Primary qualities are objective and exist independently, while secondary qualities are subjective and depend on Sense perception
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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Can you provide examples of primary qualities?
Color, texture, taste, sound, light
Temperature, pressure, density, volume, mass
Solidity, extension, shape, motion, number
Emotion, perception, belief, opinion, experience
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What are secondary qualities as defined by Locke?
Secondary qualities are qualities like color, sound, taste, and smell that arise from the interaction of primary qualities with our senses.
Primary qualities like mass and shape
Qualities that exist independently of perception
Emotional responses to sensory experiences
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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How do secondary qualities depend on the observer?
Secondary qualities do not involve sensory perceptions.
Secondary qualities are inherent properties of objects.
Secondary qualities are the same for all observers.
Secondary qualities depend on the observer because they are based on sensory perceptions that can vary between individuals.
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What is the relationship between primary and secondary qualities?
Secondary qualities are inherent properties of objects, while primary qualities are based on perception.
Primary qualities can change based on individual perception, unlike secondary qualities.
Primary qualities are subjective perceptions, while secondary qualities are objective attributes.
Primary qualities are objective attributes of objects, while secondary qualities are subjective perceptions based on those attributes.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
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What are simple ideas in Locke's philosophy?
Simple ideas in Locke's philosophy are the basic, indivisible perceptions derived from sensory experience.
Complex ideas that are formed through reasoning
Ideas that are only derived from abstract thought
Perceptions that are not influenced by sensory experience
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