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This 6 page paper considers several concepts contained in Immanuel Kant's Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics. A major focus of the paper is in respect to the concept of synthetic a priori knowledge. Definitions of analytical versus synthetic judgments are provided. No additional sources cited.
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major focus of the paper is in respect to the concept of synthetic a priori knowledge. Definitions of analytical versus synthetic judgments are provided. No additional sources cited.
SA123Knt.rtf Kant (1783) claims that there is a distinction between analytical and synthetic judgments and that the peculiarity of its sources insists that metaphysical cognition actually consists of only
a priori judgments. What the philosopher meant by a priori knowledge is everything a person knows that is known without experience. In other words, there is knowledge particular to a
human beings experience that is separate and apart from the experience he or she has on the planet. One might call it intrinsic, or something someone just knows without having
had learned or experienced it before. In discussing the concept, one may be tempted to ask, how does anybody know anything? That question to the average man who does
not embark on philosophical pursuits, and does not wonder how the world began but accepts the explanations of Priests and Rabbis, does not probe into the subconscious but merely lives
day to day, would seem absurd. How does anybody know anything? They learn from school and from their daily experiences. Yes, the typical man admits that there may be intrinsic
knowledge and that the tabula rasa hypothesis is a bit outdated, but he rarely goes beyond that. Some seek to validate their
own experiences by exploring transcendence. They pursue remnants of the past through remembering pieces of dreams, past life recalls and studying a variety of avenues other than mainstream religion or
philosophy. They question their reality and do not truly believe in any one thing because they are not sure if they even exist. This, the other extreme, is really not
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