A Priori Judgment

A Priori judgment refers to knowledge or conclusions that we can arrive at through reasoning alone, without needing to rely on sensory experience or observed evidence. It involves understanding or knowing something beforehand, based on logic, definitions, or innate concepts. For example, statements like “All bachelors are unmarried” are known a priori because their truth can be determined through understanding the meanings of the words, not by checking the world. This type of judgment is fundamental in areas like mathematics and philosophy, where some truths are known independently of empirical testing.