Religious Language (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Cognitivism in religious language
Cognitivism in religious language
Religious statements make factual assertions about reality
Non-cognitivism in religious language
Non-cognitivism in religious language
Religious language expresses attitudes, not factual claims
Hick's eschatological verification
Hick's eschatological verification
Religious claims can be verified after death in the afterlife
Asymmetry Problem in Hick's theory
Asymmetry Problem in Hick's theory
Verification is possible but falsification is not
Hare's bliks
Hare's bliks
Fundamental, non-falsifiable views of the world
Flew's criticism of bliks
Flew's criticism of bliks
'Dialectical dud-cheques' - promise meaning but deliver nothing
Wittgenstein's language games
Wittgenstein's language games
Religious language operates within its own rules & context
Isolation Problem (Wittgenstein)
Isolation Problem (Wittgenstein)
Dialogue between believers & non-believers becomes difficult
Combined approach to religious language
Combined approach to religious language
Religious language can contain both cognitive & non-cognitive parts
Hick on mythological language function
Hick on mythological language function
Evokes appropriate response towards God (the Real)