Ahh I see. We're sort of on a similar learning path. Awesome!
It's taking time for me as well and I also haven't wrapped my head around it yet, so you're not alone.
'Synthetic a priori' is an idea from Kantian philosophy. Hoppe explains it pretty well. For reference, here are some lectures by him where he talks about this:
https://youtu.be/QvrEtRLKLls
https://youtu.be/aTXxvWa11Lg
https://youtu.be/sWx9kt3Kzk0
An LLM can be of great help. Try asking it the following key words
1. 'A priori' vs 'A posteriori'
2. 'Synthetic' vs 'Analytic'
3. 'Methodological dualism' vs 'Methodological monism'
4. Rationalism vs Empiricism
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