a+priori+reasoning
11a priori — adj. & adv. adj. 1 (of reasoning) deductive; proceeding from causes to effects (opp. A POSTERIORI). 2 (of concepts, knowledge, etc.) logically independent of experience; not derived from experience (opp. EMPIRICAL). 3 not submitted to critical… …
12Case Based Reasoning — Raisonnement par cas Pour les articles homonymes, voir CBR. Pour résoudre les problèmes de la vie quotidienne, nous faisons naturellement appel à notre expérience. Nous nous remémorons les situations semblables déjà rencontrées. Puis nous les… …
13a priori — adjective Etymology: Latin, literally, from the former Date: 1652 1. a. deductive b. relating to or derived by reasoning from self evident propositions compare a posteriori c. presupposed by experience …
14a priori theories of accounting — Theories used in measurement and valuation systems of accounting that are based on deductive reasoning from certain axioms or assumptions rather than experience. The 1960s was a particularly fruitful period for a priori research in financial… …
15a priori — a Latin term meaning ‘from what is before’, is pronounced with a as in hate and with both is as in eye. It is used to characterize reasoning or arguing from causes to effects, as in the proposition ‘Because they were wearing handcuffs it was… …
16a priori — ► ADJECTIVE & ADVERB ▪ based on theoretical reasoning rather than actual observation. ORIGIN Latin, from what is before …
17a priori — (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Lat. from cause to effect. See reasoning …
18A PRIORI — known by reason alone prior to sense experience. Knowledge which depends on reasoning and intuition that is not dependent on empirical observation or fact …
19Empiricism — John Locke, a leading philosopher of British empiricism This article is about the field of philosophy. For the album by Borknagar, see Empiricism (album). Empiricism is a theory of knowledge that asserts that knowledge comes only or primarily via …
20philosophy, Western — Introduction history of Western philosophy from its development among the ancient Greeks to the present. This article has three basic purposes: (1) to provide an overview of the history of philosophy in the West, (2) to relate… …
