PHI 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: A Priori And A Posteriori
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How does mathematics include a priori: universal laws. Only one necessary case: 1+1 = 2. A priori: everything happens has its cause: no uncaused events. A posteriori: based on our 5 senses. A priori: you get rid of all the characteristics gained through 5 senses, there is. How do you prove that space and time are a priori? an empty space that remains: no experience is involved. No we are not born with knowledge. They are instruments/tools that help us organize and order our knowledge. How did primitive people develop time periods: before and after. What are judgements and what are their two components: judgements: our active role in judging thing and producing knowledge, subject and predicate. How many judgments are there: analytic judgements, synthetic judgements. What are analytic a priori judgements and what are their advantages and their shortcomings: relationship: Inside the box called the subject, there is a place for the predicate.
