Wittgenstein summary 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyA2/A-levelEdexcel Created by: Kgd2002Created on: 29-11-19 09:16 What was Wittgenstein trying to do in his early work? He wanted to say how language can manage to represent the world 1 of 19 What is the picture theory of language? meaningful propositions have a deep structure that mirrors or pictures the structure of the world 2 of 19 What kinds of propositions does the picture theory identify? Those that are meaningful/ verifiable, senseless or empty of content and those that are nonsense. 3 of 19 Why did Wittgenstein abandon this approach? He came to see language as much more diverse. He stopped looking for meaning and began to look for the actual use of language. 4 of 19 How does the change relate to epistemology? It is a change from the a priori and general to the a posteriori and particular. 5 of 19 How does the later work see language? Language is a tool or toolkit with a number of tools. No single definition. 6 of 19 Is meaning made in a different way than Flew and Ayer thought? Yes, meaning is about knowing how to use the words in a particular language game 7 of 19 What does this mean for religious language? It too is a language game with its own rules 8 of 19 How does this relate to verification? There is no verification or justification for religious language 9 of 19 What does 'language goes on holiday' mean? When we try to use the language game of verification, we go wrong. 10 of 19 What are the implications of this? (language goes on holiday) Relativism seems to be an implication- language games can't be criticised 11 of 19 Are language games sealed off from reality then? DZ Philips- no. They could become 'hobbies' but don't need to. 12 of 19 What does Wittgenstein mean by the family resemblance among language games? There are areas of overlap with different features shared by some and other features shared by others. 13 of 19 What is a form of life? The social context in which language and meaning are embedded. You can't understand certain words without seeing them in context. 14 of 19 How is this embodiment of meaning (form of life) seen in the Bible? Spiritual activities 15 of 19 Benefits of Wittgenstein's view Biblically speaking It reminds us that religion is social, not just individual and interior 16 of 19 Could this be a problem in a sense? (benefits) yes, if religion becomes just exterior and a rehearsal of prescribed routines 17 of 19 How has Wittgenstein influenced theology? Many use his later ideas, to show how it is used in the church community which is the only place the Bible can be truly understood 18 of 19 Does he have theological critics? Yes, Norman Geisler- believes that Christianity needs to tear down rival claims to truth by establishing the truthfulness of Christianity 19 of 19
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