Thursday, April 24, 2008
kant's analytic/synthetic distinction
kant says all judgements can be separated into either a analytic or synthetic judgment. An analytic is a proposition whose predicate concept is contained in its subject concept. A mathematical equation like 10 + 11 + 21 is analytically true. A synthetic proposition is where the predicate concept is not contained in its subject concept. An example of this is like stating: Gas is expensive.
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I think it is hard to categorize our judgements into any groupings and call that reality. Kant's just saying that there are analytic/synthetic and a priori/a prosterori propostions is something that is just a figment of his own imagination and nothing that is real.
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