A priori
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Pure reason. 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.
References
- Copi, I. M, Cohen, C., (2001), "Introduction to Logic", 11th Edition.
