RS Philosophy - Religious Language

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Decks in this class (19)

Inherent problems of religious language
What do people believe language c...,
What does being able to communica...,
The issue with our language being...
4  cards
Religious language introduction
The ways in which religious langu...,
An example of a paradox in religi...,
Why do these paradoxes potentiall...
5  cards
Cognitive and Non-Cognitive language
What propositions does cognitive ...,
What type of knowledge does cogni...,
What does non cognitive language ...
6  cards
The Verification Principle
Where can the seeds of logical po...,
Who was logical positivism fully ...,
Meaningful analytic
15  cards
Falsification
How did karl popper believe langu...,
What must a proposition be able t...,
What happens if it can withstand ...
12  cards
Criticisms of Verification
How does the vp fail its own test,
What important statements does vp...,
How is henry viii had six wives m...
8  cards
Criticisms of Falsification
What view does richard hare take,
What does hare believe the concep...,
What does hare believe everyone v...
10  cards
Analogical religious language: Aquinas
How can religious language be arg...,
The 3 types of religious language...,
Via negativa
20  cards
Analogical religious language: Ian Ramsey
What are disclosures and how did ...,
What are models,
How would a model be used about a...
6  cards
Criticisms of analogical religious language
What do aquinas and ramsey both p...,
How are analogical theories on re...,
What is david hume s criticism
7  cards
How the views of Aquinas and Ramsey can be used to help understand religious teachings
What do ramsey s use of qualifier...,
Where could a believer understand...,
What does john hick believe about...
3  cards
Symbolic language: Paul Tillich
How does michael dinkler summaris...,
What does tillich believe about v...,
What does tillich define god as
15  cards
Symbolic language: J.R. Randall
How is randall similar to tillich...,
Randall s view on signs,
What can scientific symbols be id...
14  cards
Criticisms of symbolic language
What approach doesn t help us und...,
The issue regarding adequacy,
The issue of too symbolic
5  cards
How the views of Randall and Tillich can be used to help understand religious teachings
What can religious believers be h...,
Where else are religious symbols ...
2  cards
Religious language as non-cognitive and mythical
Why are myths non cognitive,
What mistakes do logical positivi...,
How do many elements of religion ...
28  cards
Criticisms of myths
Examples of myths communicating c...,
The issue with the central claim ...,
The issue with myths changing ove...
8  cards
Religious language as a language game
Who was ludwig wittgenstein,
What do sociologists argue that w...,
What does wittgenstein argue abou...
9  cards
Criticisms of Wittgenstein's language games
Rush rhees criticism,
The issue of language games not a...,
The issue of language games not p...
4  cards

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