# Analytic/Synthetic Distinction is really about… **URL:** https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/analytic-synthetic-distinction-is-really-about/84156 **Category:** Philosophy **Created:** [December 7, 2025, 2:23pm UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/analytic-synthetic-distinction-is-really-about/84156 "2025-12-07T14:23:19Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 5
### Author: ![Ichthus77](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/user_avatar/www.ilovephilosophy.com/ichthus77/32/446_2.png) [@Ichthus77](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/u/Ichthus77) #### Post date: [December 8, 2025, 12:05am UTC](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/analytic-synthetic-distinction-is-really-about/84156/5 "2025-12-08T00:05:13Z")
Is it talking about a concept associated with a word/sentence or is it talking about a concept thought in a mind? Could a word/sentence, and a web of belief/meanings, be thought of in the light of the Ship of Theseus? The appearance of words/sentences and the web of belief (the character of the thinking substance) being like the boards of the ship (WHO/WHAT)… the plan/function of the words/sentences being like the plan/function in the mind(s) of those who maintain boards/character (WHY)… and the practical application/use of the very-much-viable substance and function of the words/sentences being like the practical application/use of the Ship as conceived in the mind(s) (HOW)? So… isn’t function of configuration only as essential, substantial, and active as the mind who holds it? --- _[View the full topic](https://www.ilovephilosophy.com/t/analytic-synthetic-distinction-is-really-about/84156)._