According to Ayer, a priori statements (ones that we know independently of sense experience) are analytic (true by definition -- true because of logical connections and how we use words).
According to Ayer, a priori statements (ones that we know independently of sense experience) are analytic (true by definition -- true because of logical connections and how we use words).
Ayer thinks that "2+2=4," for example, is known with certitude independently of sense experience. This is possible, he claims, only because "2+2=4" is true by convention -- it's true because of how we use words.
According to Ayer, a priori statements (ones that we know independently of sense experience) are analytic (true by definition -- true because of logical connections and how we use words).
Ayer thinks that "2+2=4," for example, is known with certitude independently of sense experience. This is possible, he claims, only because "2+2=4" is true by convention -- it's true because of how we use words.