Review Essay: Primary and Secondary Qualities: The Historical and Ongoing Debate, edited by Laurence Nolan (OUP) (original) (raw)

The review essay examines the debate over primary and secondary qualities, as discussed in the edited volume by Laurence Nolan. Contributions include critiques and interpretations of historical and contemporary views on the nature of qualities and their ontological status, with particular attention to figures such as Hume, Kant, and Reid. The essay highlights the cohesiveness of the volume and its significance in understanding the evolution of philosophical ideas surrounding qualities since antiquity.