Religious Language 4.0 / 5 based on 1 rating ? Religious StudiesChristianityA2/A-levelAQA Created by: ElCreated on: 21-05-14 13:36 Define realists? Those who believe that a statement is true if it corresponds to an actual state of affairs. 1 of 11 Define anti- realists ? Those who believe a statement is true if it fits in (coheres) with other true statements. Reality is separate from language. 2 of 11 Define equivocal ? The same word is used with a different meaning or is ambiguous. 3 of 11 Define univocal ? The same word is used with exactly the same meaning. 4 of 11 Define empiricism ? The view that knowledge is based on experience through five senses. 5 of 11 Define the meaning of the Verification Principle ? The theory that the senses are only meaningful if they can be verified by the senses. 6 of 11 Define the meaning of the Falsification Principle ? The theory that the sentences are only meaningful is some evidence can count against them. 7 of 11 Define a 'blik' ? A word coined by R M Hare to mean a way of looking at the world 8 of 11 Define the world Symbol? something that represents something else and evokes participation. 9 of 11 Define a 'myth' ? A symbolic story that tries to explain a fundamental issue about the purpose of existence. 10 of 11 Define the term 'Language Games' ? A term used by Wittgenstein to refer to any particular context in which language is used. 11 of 11
To what extent do language games provide a suitable way of resolving the problems of religious language? 0.0 / 5
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