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==Background==

==Background==

Aristotle presented his idea of qualities in his [[Categories (Aristotle)]]. According to him, qualities may be attributed to things and persons or be possessed by them. There are four Aristotelian qualities: habits and dispositions, natural capabilities and incapabilities, affective qualities and affections, and shape.(Studtmann⁴, 2007)

Aristotle presented his idea of qualities in his ''Categories''. According to him, qualities may be attributed to things and persons or be possessed by them. There are four Aristotelian qualities: habits and dispositions, natural capabilities and incapabilities, affective qualities and affections, and shape. (Studtmann⁴, 2007)

Locke presented a distinction between primary and secondary qualities in his [[An Essay Concerning Human Understanding]]. For Locke, a quality is an idea of a sensation or a perception. Locke further asserts that qualities can be divided in two kinds: primary and secondary qualities. Primary qualities are intrinsic to an object—a thing or a person—whereas secondary qualities are dependent on the interpretation of the subjective mode and the context of appearance. (Cargile², 1995) For example, a shadow is a secondary quality. It requires a certain lighting to be attributable to an object. For another example, consider the mass of an object. It is intrinsic to the object because the mass of an object relates directly to the amount and type of atoms it contains and is therefore a primary quality. Newton's law of universal gravitation states that the weight of an object is dictated by the attraction of the Earth to said collection of atoms and is therefore dependent on distance from the Earth thus making it a secondary quality.

Locke presented a distinction between primary and secondary qualities in his ''An Essay Concerning Human Understanding''. For Locke, a quality is an idea of a sensation or a perception. Locke further asserts that qualities can be divided in two kinds: primary and secondary qualities. Primary qualities are intrinsic to an object—a thing or a person—whereas secondary qualities are dependent on the interpretation of the subjective mode and the context of appearance. (Cargile², 1995) For example, a shadow is a secondary quality. It requires a certain lighting to be attributable to an object. For another example, consider the mass of an object. It is intrinsic to the object because the mass of an object relates directly to the amount and type of atoms it contains and is therefore a primary quality. Newton's law of universal gravitation states that the weight of an object is dictated by the attraction of the Earth to said collection of atoms and is therefore dependent on distance from the Earth thus making it a secondary quality.

Specific qualities related to philosophy include [[qualia]] and [[quality of life]].

Specific qualities related to philosophy include [[qualia]] and [[quality of life]].