Key Words Flashcards
1
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What is a proposition?
A
A statement or assertion that expressesa judgement or opinion.
2
Q
What is a assertion
A
A fact or belief
3
Q
What is analytic
A
It’s true by definition
The logical analysis of concepts
4
Q
What does synthetic mean?
A
So,thing that is true both because of what it means and because of the way the world is, a proposition who’s predicated is not necessarily true about its subject
5
Q
What does a priori mean?
A
Prior too evidence
6
Q
What a posteriors mean?
A
Something based on actual evidence or an actual observation
7
Q
What does necessary mean?
A
Statements that must be true
8
Q
What is contingent
A
Something that could not of existed without something else
