A priori
Definition
A philosophical and logical term borrowed from Latin (a priori), used to denote knowledge, judgment, or reasoning that is independent of any prior sensory experience, based exclusively on pure reason; also, in everyday language, it describes a conviction formulated dogmatically, beforehand, without prior verification of concrete facts or reality.
Bilingual Equivalents
- A priori
- Preconceived
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Invariable adverb or stable descriptive borrowing adhering to universal logical annotations. |
| Formation | Latin phrase origin, long established globally within structural logic and rationalist epistemology frameworks. |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | /ˌeɪ pɹaɪˈɔːɹaɪ/ |
| Source | The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy and Modern Epistemological Metrics |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: În sistemul kantian, timpul și spațiul sunt considerate forme apriori ale sensibilității umane.
EN: In the Kantian system, time and space are considered a priori forms of human sensibility.
RO: Nu trebuie să respingi această ipoteză apriori, ci trebuie să analizezi mai întâi dovezile din laborator.
EN: You must not reject this hypothesis a priori; instead, you must first analyze the laboratory evidence.
RO: Directorul a emis o judecată pur apriori despre noul angajat, fără să-i cunoască performanțele reale.
EN: The director made a purely a priori judgment about the new employee, without knowing his actual performance.
Idioms & Phrases
Cunoaștere apriori / A priori knowledge
RO: Formă de înțelegere epistemologică pur rațională, cum ar fi teoremele matematice, care nu depind de experimente.
EN: A purely rational form of epistemological understanding, such as mathematical theorems, which do not rely on experiments.
Argumentare de tip apriori / A priori reasoning
RO: Metodă deductivă prin care se deduc consecințele specifice dintr-o cauză generală presupusă sau cunoscută deja.
EN: A deductive method whereby specific consequences are inferred from a presumed or already known general cause.
Idee apriori / Preconceived idea
RO: Opinie sau prejudecată formată înainte de contactul cu faptele, care poate distorsiona obiectivitatea unei analize sociale.
EN: An opinion or prejudice formed before contact with the facts, which can distort the objectivity of a social analysis.
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