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A Priori

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Abstract Prior to the eighteenth century, the pair of terms ‘a priori’/’a posteriori’ (Latin for ‘from what is earlier’/’for what comes after’) was used to distinguish between modes of reasoning: ‘The mind can discover and understand the truth … by demonstration. When the mind reasons from causes to effects, the demonstration is called a priori; when from effects to causes, the demonstration is called a posteriori’ (Arnauld 1662). Only later were these non identical terminological-twins used to refer to types of knowledge: knowledge independent of experience is ‘a priori’, that which is grounded in experience is ‘a posteriori’ (Kant 1781).

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Dudai, Y. (2002). A Priori. https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198502678.003.0002

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Dudai, Yadin. “A Priori.” 2002, p. 3, https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198502678.003.0002.

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Dudai, Yadin. 2002. “A Priori.” https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198502678.003.0002.

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Dudai, Y. (2002) ‘A Priori’. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198502678.003.0002.

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@incollection{dudai2002priori,
  title = {{A Priori}},
  author = {Dudai, Yadin},
  pages = {3},
  year = {2002},
  doi = {10.1093/oso/9780198502678.003.0002}
}

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