Q&A: Analytic and Synthetic in Additional Fields
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Analytic and Synthetic in Additional Fields
Question
In your wonderful quartet, you showed how the analytic and the synthetic are expressed across many fields—philosophical positions, science, politics, law, and more.
My question is: are there other fields where you see this being expressed? Could you briefly write out the fields for me and summarize the point in each one?
For example: does it also show up in music—some people like jazz and others rock, and this is analytic while that is synthetic? Or in literature, acting, and so on?
Answer
I can’t answer a question that general. In every field, and really in every topic, each case has to be discussed on its own terms, and of course familiarity with that field is also required.