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6. What is a posteriori knowledge?

  • Knowledge that is gained on the basis of eperinece, and I have good reason to support this knowledge as it comes from my experience.
  • Knowledge that is gained before experience that is based on thought or reason, one has a reason to think that the proposition is true.
  • Referrs to truths that are not shown to be true by the meanings of the terms and need to be experienced to be known so are a posteriori and the predicate adds something to the subject.

7. What is a priori knowledge?

  • Knowledge that is gained before experience that based on thought or reason, one has reason to think that the proposition is true.
  • Knowledge that is gained on the basis of experience and on the basis of experience I have good reason to support this knowledge as it comes from my experience.
  • A sentence that can be shown true by examining the terms involved, are a priori as they are true by definition and cannot be denied without contradiction.

8. What is a synthetic proposition?

  • Referrs to truths that might have been otherwise- depends on certain factors for truth, can be denied without contradiction.
  • Referrs to truths that are not shown to be true by the meanings of the terms and need to be experienced to be known so are a posteriori and the predicate adds something to the subject.
  • A sentence that can be shown true by examining the terms involved, are a priori as they are true by definition an csnnot be denied without contradiciton.