Q&A: Analytic and Synthetic
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Analytic and Synthetic
Question
Hello Rabbi,
In your opinion, is the synthetic approach basically another name for rationalism, since both here and there are based on cognition through intuition?
Answer
You remind me of my brother, may he live a good long life, who likes to say: "One rationalism, many rationalisms."
Whether it is a synonym is a lexical question and therefore not interesting. I do indeed think that there is no rational thinking without syntheticity (which means relying on intuitions).