Key Words Flashcards

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What is a proposition?

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A statement or assertion that expressesa judgement or opinion.

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What is a assertion

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A fact or belief

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3
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What is analytic

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It’s true by definition
The logical analysis of concepts

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What does synthetic mean?

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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

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5
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What does a priori mean?

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Prior too evidence

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6
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What a posteriors mean?

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Something based on actual evidence or an actual observation

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7
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What does necessary mean?

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Statements that must be true

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8
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What is contingent

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Something that could not of existed without something else

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