Philosophy A-Level
Containment of predicate in subject
What Containment of predicate in subject means in Philosophy A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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A useful test asking whether the predicate is already contained in the subject concept; if yes, the proposition is analytic.
Topics that use Containment of predicate in subject
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- A priori knowledge
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- Consistency
- Contradiction as a test for analyticity
- Deductive validity
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