Key Words Flashcards
Univocal
Having the same meaning in different cases, e.g God is good and Sarah is good means the same thing
Equivocal
meaning something different in a different context
Analogical
contains all information needed in a statement “red is a colour”
Cognitive
Language expresses factual,universal and literal statements
Non-cognitive
religious statements are not subject to being true are false as they can’t be tested
Realism
what we know exists independently outside of our minds
Anti-realism
Knowledge is mind- dependant
Correspondence Theory of truth
a statement is true if it accurately describes the world
Coherence theory of truth
within specific set of claims of belief
Synthetic
factual statements which can be confirmed to be true
Analytic
Can be proven to be true with senses e.g
Synthetic
Has falsity in it/ is hard to verify/opinion may differ