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1. What is an analytic statement?
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When the predicate is in the subject. Taking it apart. For example, man is a human and apples are fruit. These are a priori examples.
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2. What is the basis on which the truth of all analytic statements rests?
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On the subject
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3. T or F The expression ‘a priori’ wasn’t mentioned in question #2 since all analytic statements are a priori anyway.
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True
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4. What is a synthetic statement?
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A statement in which the subject term does not contain the predicate.
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5. T or F Most, but not all, synthetic statements are a posteriori?
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True
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6. What does a priori mean, anyway? What about a posteriori?
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A posteriori concerns knowledge that is gained through or after experience. A priori is knowledge you have before any experience (sense experience).
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7. What is the basis on which the truth of all synthetic a posteriori statements rests (if they are true)?
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Sense Experience
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8. What two things are not the basis of the truth of all synthetic a priori statements?
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The predicate is in the subject and it can neither be in the basis of analytic a priori and synthetic a posteriori.
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9. According to Kant, all universals statements are 1)__________and all necessary statements are 2)__________.
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1) Necessary. 2) Universal.
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10. Would Kant regard the statement “Everything which happens has its cause.” As necessary? Would Hume agree?
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Yes, because it is universal. Hume would not agree.
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