A priori
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| - | + | An act of pure reason - without the need for sensory knowledge. An a priori act is a mental act of abstraction that only requires sentience, and not any specific experience. The axioms of existence and identity are necessary implications in any thought, and may be gleaned a priori. | |
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| + | It should be noted that 'a priori' reasoning in its most literal sense is impossible - as far as we know. Cognitive development requires experience. | ||
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* Copi, I. M, Cohen, C., (2001), "Introduction to Logic", 11th Edition. | * Copi, I. M, Cohen, C., (2001), "Introduction to Logic", 11th Edition. | ||
Current revision as of 16:45, 25 September 2008
An act of pure reason - without the need for sensory knowledge. An a priori act is a mental act of abstraction that only requires sentience, and not any specific experience. The axioms of existence and identity are necessary implications in any thought, and may be gleaned a priori.
It should be noted that 'a priori' reasoning in its most literal sense is impossible - as far as we know. Cognitive development requires experience.
References
- Copi, I. M, Cohen, C., (2001), "Introduction to Logic", 11th Edition.
