Are a priori statments the same as analytic truths?
In analytical philosophy, the question of truth returns to its starting point, to the question of the relationships between intellectuals and rest, between mind and reality or, if you like, between thought and being – a metaphysical question par excellence. But it returns in a modern way, separating thought from being or, rather, language from reality. In this, analytical philosophy turns out to be incompatible with all the philosophies that treat being and language as inextricably united. http://www.legaltheory.demon.co.uk/books… The terms “a priori” and “a posteriori” are used in philosophy to distinguish two different types of knowledge, justification, or argument: ‘a priori knowledge’ is known independently of experience, and ‘a posteriori knowledge’ is proven through experience. Analytic propositions are thought to be true in virtue of their meaning alone, while a priori synthetic propositions
