NDLI: Presupposition and the a priori

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Author	Charlow, Nate
Copyright Year	2012
Abstract	This paper argues for and explores the implications of the following epistemological principle for knowability a priori (with ‘ $$\mathcal{K}_\mathcal{A}$$ ’ abbreviating ‘it is knowable a priori that’). (AK) For all ϕ, ψ such that ϕ semantically presupposes ψ: if $$\mathcal{K}_\mathcal{A}\phi, \,\mathcal{K}_\mathcal{A}\psi .$$ Well-known arguments for the contingent a priori and a priori knowledge of logical truth founder when the semantic presuppositions of the putative items of knowledge are made explicit. Likewise, certain kinds of analytic truth turn out to carry semantic presuppositions that make them ineligible as items of a priori knowledge. On a happier note, I argue that (AK) offers an appealing, theory-neutral explanation of the a posteriori character of certain necessary identities, as well as an interesting rationalization for a commonplace linguistic maneuver in philosophical work on the a priori.
Starting Page	509
Ending Page	526
Page Count	18
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00318116
Journal	Philosophical Studies
Volume Number	165
Issue Number	2
e-ISSN	15730883
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Netherlands
Publisher Date	2012-06-06
Publisher Place	Dordrecht
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	A priori Semantic presupposition Contingent a priori Necessary a posteriori Kripke Epistemology of logic Philosophy Epistemology Philosophy of Mind Ethics Metaphysics Philosophy of Language
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Philosophy

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