Apodictic
Posted: Sun Aug 01, 2010 5:43 pm
Apodictic (adjective)
1. Absolutely certain, true beyond any doubt, logically necessary.
2. Relating to something absolutely certain.
Examples:
It is an apodictic truth that 2+2=4.
Although I assume that the world is real, this is not apodictic; my whole life could be a dream.
"I think, therefore I exist" is an apodictic argument.
1. Absolutely certain, true beyond any doubt, logically necessary.
2. Relating to something absolutely certain.
Examples:
It is an apodictic truth that 2+2=4.
Although I assume that the world is real, this is not apodictic; my whole life could be a dream.
"I think, therefore I exist" is an apodictic argument.