Talk:A priori and a posteriori

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Improvement to The Definitions for A Priori Knowledge and A Posteriori Knowledge.

Hello Wikipedians. The First Paragraph states: A priori knowledge is independent from any experience. A posteriori knowledge depends on empirical evidence. I wish to ask please, would it be correct to clarify: a priori knowledge, is independent, from any and all, actual objective observable empirical: experience; phenomena; and existence. The reason why I ask is, for example, without my own personal experience, I can deduce and know and describe: (1) (I live in The UK) The UK Home Population, live in The UK Architecture for Homes and Families. (2) The Human World Population, and All Animals, who all have anatomical brains and eyes, all have: individual consciousness; conscious minds; and conscious anatomical brains. So, is what I am describing, my own personal a priori knowledge ? However, is what I am describing, a posteriori knowledge, of actual objective observable empirical existence ? I am really sorry, I need to ask, please, in order to clarify, am I mistaken, does what I describe, not qualify, as my own personal a priori knowledge, but, is, from the outset, my own personal a posteriori knowledge ? Could The Two Examples that I give, qualify as examples, for A Posteriori Knowledge, in This Wikipedia Article ? Ukmjenkins (talk) 08:12, 21 January 2025 (UTC).

You can only know population figures a posteriori, as it requires empirical evidence (i.e. counting people).

You can only know what properties animals have (such as wakefulness) a posteriori, as you have to observe their behavior. Remsense ‥ 论 10:12, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Hello Remsense. Thank You for Your Reply. I promise, I wish to clarify, please:

(1) I did not need to know, The Population Figure, however, I am able to know and deduce and describe, sitting in my chair, with my eyes closed: (I) With my personal experience, A Posteriori, that I am One of The UK Home Population, and I live in One UK Architecture for Home and Family; (II) Then, without my own personal experience, A Priori, therefore, The Actual Objective Empirical Phenomenon, that, We, The UK Home Population, do exist, as A Population of Living Human People, and We live in Our UK Architecture for Homes and Families. This is A Priori Knowledge that is deduced from A Posteriori Knowledge.

(2) I am able to know and deduce and describe, sitting in my chair, with my eyes closed: (I) With my personal experience, A Posteriori, that I am conscious, because I have my anatomical brain, which produces my conscious mind; (II) Then, without my personal experience, A Priori, therefore, The Actual Objective Empirical Phenomenon, that We, Our 8 Billion Human World Population, and All Animals alive on Earth, who all have anatomical brains and eyes, are all conscious, all have conscious minds, and all have conscious anatomical brains. This is A Priori Knowledge that is deduced from A Posteriori Knowledge.

(3) The Statement (2) is consistent with The Friday 19 April 2024, New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness. https://sites.google.com/nyu.edu/nydeclaration/declaration.

(4) So, can both, A Priori Knowledge, and A Posteriori Knowledge, be about The Same Actual Object Empirical Phenomena ? For Examples. (I) I know from photographs, what Giraffes and Zebras look like, they have their beautiful eyes and faces and bodies, and I can know, A Priori, that they are conscious creatures, while, Actual African Nature Reserve Rangers and People on Safari, may know, A Posteriori, that these creatures are conscious. (II) I may know, A Priori, that, We, The UK Home Population live in The UK Architecture for Civilisation, while, Statisticians may know, A Posteriori, The UK Home Population Figure and The Number of UK Homes, and, People who observe Googlemap Satellite Images, may know, A Posteriori, that The UK Architecture for Civilisation, which includes The UK Architecture for Homes and Families, does exist, and It is built on The Surface of The Earth, within The Country of The United Kingdom. So that, A Posteriori Knowledge, may confirm, A Priori Knowledge.

Ukmjenkins (talk) 11:52, 21 January 2025 (UTC).

It is hard to understand the precise meaning of your questions, so I don't think I can be of help unless you can state them with greater clarity—ideally as briefly as possible. I do know that your notion of "a priori knowledge derived from a posteriori knowledge" is wrongheaded—if knowledge requires empirical observation, there's no way deductions from that knowledge do not also require that observation. Apologies. Remsense ‥ 论 11:56, 21 January 2025 (UTC)

Okay, Remsense, than You for trying to help.

Writing this has been a good learning experience for me, Your Input has been a help, thank You.

Recently, I have been, reading and learning, a lot from Wikipedia Educational Knowledge Articles, for which I am deeply profoundly grateful, on: Natural_Science, Phenomenon, Empirical_evidence, Reproducibility, Objectivity_(science), and Observation.

You may now have read, all that I have written here, if You now leave it for one or two days, then come back to read it again, You may then be able to understand, how A Priori Knowledge and A Posteriori Knowledge, may be about the same objective realities, and You may be able to think of, your own examples, for A Priori Knowledge and A Posteriori Knowledge, which may be about the same objective realities.

For Example. What Country do You live in ? You may know and describe, from your own experience, A Posteriori, that You are One of Your Country's Home Population, and You live in Your Own Architecture for Home and Family, therefore, You may know and describe, without your own experience, A Priori, that Your Country's Home Population, live in Your Country's Architecture for Homes and Families.

Ukmjenkins (talk) 12:36, 21 January 2025 (UTC).