Philosophy A-Level
Analytic/synthetic distinction
What Analytic/synthetic distinction means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Analytic/synthetic distinction
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A distinction concerning the basis of truth rather than how a proposition is known, kept separate from a priori/a posteriori.
Topics that use Analytic/synthetic distinction
- Subject content: Philosophical terminology (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- A priori knowledge
- A priori/a posteriori distinction
- Certainty versus necessity
- Claim type versus truth value
- Consistency
- Containment of predicate in subject
- Contradiction as a test for analyticity
- Deductive validity
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