Prentice-Hall: Toronto] When we look at something from a reality standpoint, we see things for what they really are, without the human associations and interpretations. ... Similarly in this way the rest of our senses are also influenced by the secondary qualities which are defined by their relationship to human perceivers. ... The statement that secondary qualities are powers to produce sensations in human beings can be verified by the fact that sensations produced by the same object will vary with circumstances: For example, lukewarm water will appear cold to a hot hand and hot to a col...

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