Synthetic and anylitic propositions
- Created by: reayofsunshine
- Created on: 17-02-17 14:23
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- Analytic and Synthetic Propositions
- Analytic Proposition
- True by deffinition
- Nothing we can do to test this proposition
- 'Batchelors are unmarried men'
- If he were married then the word bachelor would not apply
- Without existence the term 'god' would not apply
- If he were married then the word bachelor would not apply
- It can be arrived at through deduction (using logic)
- 'Batchelors are unmarried men'
- 'God exists' (said anselm) is an anylitic proposition
- Concept of God includes the concept of existence
- Without existence the term 'god' would not apply
- Concept of God includes the concept of existence
- Synthetic Proposition
- Adds something to our understanding beyond the deffinition of the word
- Need more than just deduction to know if it is true or not
- we also need experience
- 'the corner shop sells newspapers' is synthetic
- because a corner shop does not include the concept of selling newspapers
- you would have to go to the shop to see if they sell newspapers
- because a corner shop does not include the concept of selling newspapers
- Anselm: as soon as someone understand what God is, then Gods existence is surely obvious
- Analytic Proposition
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