Religious Language 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyA2/A-levelAQA Created by: ElCreated on: 21-05-14 13:52 A term used by Wittgenstein to refer to any particular context in which language is used. Language Games 1 of 11 A symbolic story that tries to explain a fundamental issue about the purpose of existence. 'Myth' 2 of 11 something that represents something else and evokes participation. Symbol 3 of 11 A word coined by R M Hare to mean a way of looking at the world 'Blik' 4 of 11 The theory that the sentences are only meaningful is some evidence can count against them. Falsification Principle. 5 of 11 The theory that the senses are only meaningful if they can be verified by the senses. Verification Principle. 6 of 11 The view that knowledge is based on experience through five senses. Empiricism 7 of 11 The same word is used with exactly the same meaning. Univocal 8 of 11 The same word is used with a different meaning or is ambiguous. Equivocal 9 of 11 Those who believe a statement is true if it fits in (coheres) with other true statements. Reality is separate from language. Anti-realists 10 of 11 Those who believe that a statement is true if it corresponds to an actual state of affairs. Realists 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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