Primary qualities are described as those that do not change when the substance is divided. This includes "solidity, extension, figure, and mobility". Secondary qualities are those that are subject to change in a substance, such as colors, sounds, and tastes. Thus, all people see primary qualities in the same way, but not everyone views the secondary qualities in the same way. For example, although two children see the same round cookie, one might think that …showed first 75 words of 752 total…

…showed last 75 words of 752 total…the right to be treated as equals. Locke also thought that the injustice in the male-female relationship was an artificial creation, and thus could be reversed. Locke was an influence on John Stuart Mill, a man who was a forerunner for women's rights. Because of Locke's found view of women and his place as the most important philosopher of his time, he is looked on today as one of the most respected characters in history.