analytical statement
[ˌænəˈlɪtɪkəl ˈsteɪtmənt]
nounpl: analytical statements
declaração analítica
1. A statement in logic and philosophy whose truth value can be determined by analyzing the meanings of its terms without reference to empirical facts or experience
The statement 'All bachelors are unmarried' is an analytical statement because the concept of being unmarried is contained within the definition of bachelor.
A declaração 'Todos os solteiros são não casados' é uma declaração analítica porque o conceito de ser não casado está contido na definição de solteiro.
2. In philosophy, a proposition that is true by virtue of the meanings of its constituent terms, as opposed to contingent facts about the world
Kant distinguished analytical statements from synthetic statements in his critique of pure reason.
Kant distinguiu declarações analíticas de declarações sintéticas em sua Crítica da Razão Pura.
This is a specialized term primarily used in academic philosophy, formal logic, and linguistics. In Brazil, it is predominantly found in university philosophy departments and logical analysis courses. The distinction between analytical and synthetic statements has been a central debate in Anglo-American analytic philosophy since Kant, and the terminology is well-established in both English-speaking and Portuguese-speaking academic communities.
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