34. Synonymous Designations of the Foregoing. -- Propositions in necessary matter are also called metaphysical and absolute, because their object is metaphysically necessary, independent of the conditions inherent in contingent existences. Under these designations they are opposed to conditional or physical propositions.

The former are called pure rational to indicate that reason is of itself capable of apperceiving their truth; whilst the knowledge of the latter, the experimental, empiric propositions, is subject to a verification of fact.

Lastly, since Kant, the former are called a priori; the latter, a posteriori; the former, analytic; the latter, synthetic. It is important to note carefully that these expressions are given in the Kantian philosophy a special signification which precludes their identification with the expressions used by the Scholastics.

Between the judgments in necessary and in contingent matter of the Scholastics and the analytic and synthetic judgments of Kant there arc fundamental differences which it belongs to enteriology to establish.