Analytic Propositions are true or false by virtue of the meanings of the words. E.g. the bungalow only has one storey.
Synthetic Propositions are true or false by virtue of states of affairs in the world. E.g. my pen is blue.
A Priori Knowledge is knowledge of propositions that don't require sense experience to be known to be true. E.g. a house is lived in by something.
A Posteriori Knowledge is knowledge of propositions that do require sense experience to be known to be true. E.g. leaves turn brown in autumn
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