Overview of Religious Language (AQA A-Level Religious Studies): Flashcards
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Religious language
Religious language
Language used when talking about God, gods, or ultimate reality
Cognitive language
Cognitive language
Language that conveys factual information
Non-cognitive language
Non-cognitive language
Conveys emotion, orders, moral claims, wishes, or insights
Synthetic propositions
Synthetic propositions
Propositions that depend upon evidence
Analytic propositions
Analytic propositions
Propositions true by definition or by the words used
The Verification Principle (Schlick)
The Verification Principle (Schlick)
The meaning of a statement is its method of verification
Wittgenstein's conclusion on language limits
Wittgenstein's conclusion on language limits
Whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must remain silent
Ayer's view: theism and atheism
Ayer's view: theism and atheism
Both equally nonsense - neither verifiable by evidence
Metaphysics
Metaphysics
Philosophy of concepts beyond the physical world
Verification in practice
Verification in practice
Direct sense experience supports a statement