Descartes' Wax Example (P 223b)

The wax as initially perceived:
The wax as later perceived:
Sense:
sweetness of honeytastelesstaste
odor of flowersodorlesssmell
coloredaltered colorsight
has definite figurenot same figuresight/touch
has definite sizebiggersight/touch
hardliquidtouch
coldwarmtouch
easily handlednot easily handledtouch
emits a sound when hitno sound when hithearing


Richard Lee, rlee@comp.uark.edu, last modified: 22 March 1999