reason as a source of knowledge Flashcards
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abstract
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separated from any concrete examples; theoretical
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abstraction
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the process of forming an abstract idea
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a posteriori
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meaning after the fact, referring to experience. in this context, a posteriori knowledge is knowledge gained empirically or through some form of reasoning based upon experience
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a priori
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meaning before the fact. this can refer to innate knowledge, intuition or deduction. in this context, innate ideas are a priori as they do not require knowledge to be known
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Augment
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Making greater in size or amount. One of the things Hume says we can do with ideas once we have derived them from impressions
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Capacities
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The ability or power to do something. According to Leibniz we have the capacity to grasp necessary truths
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