Hi Stephen P. King The a priori are simply assumptions made before performing a deduction which would be impossible to do without the assumptions. An example would be that arithmetic is true.
If you can do without an a priori, you could be a celebrated theorist, if even that word is the proper one. [Roger Clough], [[email protected]] 12/15/2012 "Forever is a long time, especially near the end." -Woody Allen ----- Receiving the following content ----- From: Stephen P. King Receiver: everything-list Time: 2012-12-15, 13:29:21 Subject: Re: the truth of science and the truth of religion On 12/15/2012 12:59 PM, Roger Clough wrote: Hi Stephen P. King - I believe with Kant that conciousness has structure (the categories) or else we could not know anything. These categories are ontological, not mental, and so are a priori. Dear Roger, This is where I think that Kant is wrong. To claim an a priori to be absolute is to reduce all minds to a singular solipsism confined to an absolute apartheid. -- Onward! Stephen -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Everything List" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/everything-list?hl=en.
