Key Terms Flashcards
Logical Positivism?
A movement that claimed that assertions have to be capable of being tested empirically if they’re to be meaningful.
Cognitive?
Having a factual quality that’s available to knowledge, where words are labels for things in the world.
Non-cognitive?
Not having a factual quality that’s available to knowledge; words are tools used to achieve something rather than labels for things.
Empirical?
Available to be experienced by the five senses.
Verification?
Providing evidence to determine that something’s true.
Symposium?
A group of people who meet to discuss a particular question or theme.
Falsification?
Providing evidence to determine that something’s false.
Demythologising?
Removing the mythical elements from a narrative to expose the central message.
