REFLECTIONS ON THE CONCEPT OF A PRIORI TRUTH AND ITS CORRUPTION BY KANT

The distinction is drawn and discussed between a conception of a priori truth, which is first found in Plato and is found in Leibniz under the heading of “a priori truth,” according to which it is truth about a species of structure and can be understood and studied independently of whether or not th...

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Published inProof and Knowledge in Mathematics pp. 28 - 47
Format Book Chapter
LanguageEnglish
Published United Kingdom Routledge 1992
Taylor & Francis Group
Subjects
Mathematical logic
Philosophy of mathematics
Extensive Magnitudes
Geometric Proof
Ideal Space
Priori Truth
Discursive Proof
Non-empirical Intuition
Euclidean Geometry
Primitive Truths
Transcendental Exposition
Down Stage
Kant’s Equation
ZermeloFraenkel Set Theory
Disjunctive Judgement
Transcendental Deduction
Formal Intuition
Dense
Betweenness Relation
Empirical Figures
Stage
Phenomenal Space
Pure Intuition
Logical Truth
Pure Geometry
Euclidean Space
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ISBN9780415068055
0415068053
DOI10.4324/9780203979105-9

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Summary:The distinction is drawn and discussed between a conception of a priori truth, which is first found in Plato and is found in Leibniz under the heading of “a priori truth,” according to which it is truth about a species of structure and can be understood and studied independently of whether or not this kind of structure is exemplified in the natural world, and the conception of “a priori” in Kant and later writers, according to which propositions may be a priori true of the empirical world.
ISBN:9780415068055
0415068053
DOI:10.4324/9780203979105-9