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A priori and a posteriori - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The terms a priori ("from the former") and a posteriori ("from the latter") are used in philosophy (epistemology) to distinguish two types of knowledge, justifications or arguments. A pri...
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Thus, an a posteriori concept is one that can only be understood in empirical terms, and a posteriori knowledge relies upon evidence as its warrant. For contrast, see a priori / a posteriori.
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Glossary of Religion and Philosophy - a priori vs. a posteriori ... The term a posteriori literally mean after (the fact). When used in reference to knowledge questions, it means a type of knowledge which is derived through experience or observation. Today, the term empirical has generally replaced this.
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The a priori/a posteriori distinction is epistemological and should not be confused with the metaphysical distinction between the necessary and the contingent or the semantical or logical distinction between the analytic and the synthetic.
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