The A Priori
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"The A Priori" is a philosophical essay that examines knowledge or justification independent of experience, typically focusing on its nature, scope, and role in human understanding.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The A Priori canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
epistemological concept
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philosophical concept ⓘ topic in philosophy of knowledge ⓘ |
| associatedWithPosition |
Kantian transcendental philosophy
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empiricism ⓘ rationalism ⓘ |
| centralQuestion |
How is knowledge independent of experience possible?
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What is the relation between a priori and a posteriori knowledge? ⓘ What is the scope of a priori knowledge? ⓘ What is the source of a priori justification? ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | the a posteriori ⓘ |
| discussedBy |
Alvin Plantinga
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David Hume NERFINISHED ⓘ Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz NERFINISHED ⓘ Immanuel Kant NERFINISHED ⓘ Rene Descartes NERFINISHED ⓘ Roderick Chisholm NERFINISHED ⓘ Saul Kripke NERFINISHED ⓘ W. V. O. Quine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAspect |
justification independent of sensory experience
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necessity ⓘ universality ⓘ |
| hasDebate |
whether a priori justification is defeasible
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whether a priori knowledge is based on intuition ⓘ whether a priori truths are analytic ⓘ whether the a priori is historically contingent ⓘ whether there is genuine a priori knowledge ⓘ |
| hasDefinition | knowledge or justification that is independent of experience ⓘ |
| hasRole |
grounds certain forms of logical knowledge
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grounds certain forms of mathematical knowledge ⓘ informs debates about rationalism and empiricism ⓘ informs theories of concept acquisition ⓘ informs theories of modal knowledge ⓘ |
| hasSubcategory |
a priori belief
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a priori justification ⓘ a priori knowledge ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
a posteriori
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analyticity ⓘ conceptual truth ⓘ necessity ⓘ rational insight ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
analytic truths
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logical truths ⓘ mathematical truths ⓘ necessary truths ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
epistemology
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philosophy of language ⓘ philosophy of mind ⓘ |
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