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apriorism
Definition of apriorism
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1 : belief in a priori principles or reasoning; specifically : the doctrine that knowledge rests upon principles that are self-evident to reason or are presupposed by experience in general
2a : an a priori principle : assumption b : an example of a priori reasoning c : a statement that makes evident a belief in a priori principles
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Origin and Etymology of apriorism
probably translation of Dutch apriorisme
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