Sunday, May 11, 2008

Kant- Analytic/Synthetic judgement

Analytic Judgement: Subjects that contain what the predicate expresses
these judgements are explicative and adds nothing to the content of the cognition. This is true by definition
It does not tell you anything about the world.
For example: Drinking age in the United States is twenty one. You can see an idea that says your twenty one but there is no way of directly looking at you and knowing for sure that you are 21.

Synthetic Judgement: Informative and expansive.
Increasing the given cognition.
ex- Major league football players weigh over 50 lbs

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