On the risk of sounding stupid and incurring the contempt of you all, I'd like to ask a rookie's question about the distinction between a-priori and posteriori - namely, what is it? And does have anything to do with the varying levels simulacra, the signifier/signified - both concepts of which I only have rudimentary knowledge of ( Read more... )

What are the presuppositions underlying the a priori/a posteriori distinction? Do you think there are any?

This post presents an argument against Immanuel Kant's beliefs about mathematics and then considers whether this affects his philosophy of transcendental idealism. All arguments are taken from Stephen F. Barker's Philosophy of MathematicsRough outline ( Read more... )