Jason Gaedtke (jgaedtke@gb.frontiernet.net)
Thu, 26 Feb 1998 17:57:08 +0100
Donald,
Your recent comments regarding Kant's metaphysics have got me
thinking... I
must admit that the only first-hand experience I've had with this staple
of
Western philosophy has been his brief reflection on (or intro to) CoPR,
"Prolegomena to Any Future Metaphysics." Therefore, I have had some
prior
"incidental contact" with Kant's jargon, but I'm having trouble with one
point
in particular -- recursion.
In your "Magnus" post you stated: 'All propositions are either a priori
or
empirical, and all propositions are either synthetic or analytic.'
Perhaps you
could help me with my dilemma... Please classify the proposition:
'Everything
that I say is a lie.' in terms of these two dichotomies. (I'm leaning
toward a
priori analytic, but this doesn't sit well with me.)
MTTY,
Jason
PS
As an aside, does Kant have anything to say about the truth or falsehood
of
this statement?
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