Religious Language

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  • Created on: 09-10-17 21:18
Aquinas argues that the best way to describe God is by using ______
Analogy
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Wittgenstein's book is called _________
Tractatus
2 of 23
Ayer developed the ____ verification principle
Weak
3 of 23
____ applied the falsification principle to religious language
Flew
4 of 23
This terms means that God is outside of the Universe
Transcendent
5 of 23
Words that mean the same thing in all contexts - this language is rejected by Aquinas
Univocal
6 of 23
Words that mean different things when used in different contexts - this language is rejected by Aquinas
Equivocal
7 of 23
Language, Truth and Logic was written by ____
Ayer
8 of 23
Someone who believes in God is known as a ______
Theist
9 of 23
Propositions that are true by definition (similar to tautology)
Analytic
10 of 23
Another word for 'form of life' which Wittgenstein talks of
Lebensform
11 of 23
Hare argues that religious believers see the world in a certain way. This is known as '_____'
Bliks
12 of 23
_________ talks about the toys in the cupboard coming out at night
Swinburne
13 of 23
________ speaks about the parable of the stranger/partisan
Mitchell
14 of 23
Wittgenstein argues that we all take part in the language _____
games
15 of 23
The initial ___________ principle was put together by the logical positivists
verification
16 of 23
A posteriori statements which can be verifiable or falsified through empirical evidence
Synthetic
17 of 23
This philosopher speaks about eschatological verification
Hick
18 of 23
A supporter of the falsification principle would argue that religious language is ____________ because it cannot be falsified
meaningless
19 of 23
Popper developed the _____________ principle
falsification
20 of 23
The parable of the Gardener was used by Flew but was developed by John ______
Wisdom
21 of 23
When speaking of language games, Wittgenstein uses the example of _____
chess
22 of 23
______ points out that the verification principle cannot be verified itself
Davies
23 of 23

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Wittgenstein's book is called _________

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Tractatus

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Ayer developed the ____ verification principle

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____ applied the falsification principle to religious language

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This terms means that God is outside of the Universe

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