Key Words

Question 1

Innatism

Answer 1

Innatism (about knowledge) claims that we are born with some knowledge

Question 2

Rationalism

Answer 2

1. Claims that we have some a priori reasoning fro rational insight and reasoning
2. Claims we have some at prior knowledge of synthetic propositions about the world external to our minds

Question 3

Empiricism

Answer 3

1. Claims there is no a priori knowledge which is either innate or gained from rational insight and reasoning
2. Claims that there is no a priori knowledge of synthetic propositions about the world external to our minds (whether innate or from rational deduction+intuition)

Question 4

A priori

Answer 4

We don’t require sense experience to know it is true, derived from reason eg Bachelors are unmarried

Question 5

A posteriori

Answer 5

Can only be established through sense experience eg There is more than 6 billion people on the earth

Question 6

Analytic

Answer 6

Propositions true or false obvious in the meaning of the words, derived from reason eg squares have four sides

Question 7

Synthetic

Answer 7

True or false based on the way the world is

Question 8

Contingent

Answer 8

Proposition is contingently true or false if it is possible that is could be true or false, if the world was different something would be true or false. Based on chance

Question 9

Necessary

Answer 9

A proposition is necessarily true if it must be true and vice versa with false. Eg Mathematical propositions 2+2= 4 must always be true. True by definition