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Dec 9, 2007 · 1. Examples that illustrate the difference between a priori and a posteriori (empirical) justification. 2. What sorts of propositions can be a priori justified and known: all, and only, modal propositions? 3. Is a priori justification fallible and defeasible? 4. What is the nature of a priori justification?
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Feb 26, 2009 · The Notion of the A Priori. Originally published in 1966, this pivotal work of Mikel Dufrenne revises Kant’s notion of a priori, a concept previously given insufficient attention by...
Jul 10, 2018 · According to the most popular account of the a priori, which we might call Analytic Account of the A Priori, we can explain the a priori in terms of the notion of analyticity.
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An a priori proposition is one that is knowable a priori and an a priori argument is one the premises of which are a priori propositions. Correspondingly, an a posteriori proposition is knowable a posteriori, while an a posteriori argument is one the premises of which are a posteriori propositions.
A priori ('from the earlier') and a posteriori ('from the later') are Latin phrases used in philosophy to distinguish types of knowledge, justification, or argument by their reliance on experience. A priori knowledge is independent from any experience. Examples include mathematics, [i] tautologies and deduction from pure reason.
Aug 30, 2024 · A priori knowledge, knowledge that is acquired independently of any experience, as opposed to a posteriori knowledge, which is derived from experience. The Latin terms a priori and a posteriori mean ‘from what is before’ and ‘from what is after,’ respectively.
Traditionally, knowledge that is independent of sense-perception has been called a priori knowledge. Plato thought that mathematical knowledge is a priori, and many philosophers would add that knowledge of the truths of logic is a priori as well.