A-posteriori
Knowledge that comes from interacting directly with the world. A-posteriori knowledge is that which, in a Marxist sense, is assembled by the
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A-priori
Knowledge that proceeds from axioms, whether logically or otherwise. Axioms are created through the gathering of a-posteriori information over time.
Causes, the four
Aristotle posited four logical causes for any phenomenon to help analyze that phenomenon: 1. Material causes are those things which are
Contradiction
A core analytical tool; contradictions are the inherently opposed logical extensions or compositions of any given state of affairs. Contradiction is what
Dialectical materialism
The study of phenomena and matter in motion and counterposed in the unity of opposites. Materialism is a first principle which
First principle
A first principle is a basic assumption or axiom about the world that cannot be deduced from logical arguments. First principles are