humanities.philosophy.objectivism

On Tue, 08 Apr 2008 13:37:04 -0700, David Schwartz
wrote:

>On Apr 8, 6:48 am, Malrassic Park wrote:
>
>> I'm not asking what size really is. So what does it mean for length
>> and color, or even bitterness to be perceived? Is the bitterness in
>> the object being tasted or in the sense of taste itself?
>
>I don't know what you want. You've asked the same question at least
>four times and gotten the same answer about four times. The bitterness
>is the result of the interaction between the object and the sense of
>taste. From the fact that X tastes bitter to Y, we learn something
>about X and something about Y. We can sometimes separate them,
>sometimes not.

What I want is to relate this to the discussion of the
primary-secondary quality distinction in the ITOE appendix. Now if
qualities such as color and bitterness are the result of the
interaction between the object and the senses, are length and width
the result of the same interaction? If not, then why did Rand dismiss
the distinction being made between qualities which are dependent on
this interaction and qualities which are not?

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