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The Nature of Knowledge
Quick questions on Reason and a priori knowledge explained: H2 Knowledge and Inquiry
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Define a priori knowledge and analytic truth, and explain why they are different distinctions. [6 marks]
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Explain Hume's division of knowledge into relations of ideas and matters of fact, and what follows for a priori knowledge. [8 marks]
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Why is mathematics a problem case for empiricism? [6 marks]
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