cognitive - language that can be known to be objectively true or false, non-cognitive - language that does not express propositions that can be known to be objectively true or false, but express attitudes or interpretations. , logical positivism - a philosophical movement that established the verification principle, verification - _____________ principle - a proposition can be considered meaningful only if there is a method by which it can be tested for truth or falsity, Ayer - British Philosopher who added to the ideas of the logical positivists, Moritz Schlick  - German philosopher who was the founding father of logical positivism and the Vienna circle, falsification - _____________ principle - a statement is meaningful if there is evidence that could/or you know what evidence would, count against it. , Flew - name of the person who developed Poppers falsification theory, John Wisdom - gave the example of the parable of the gardener, eschatological - Hick gave the example of the parable of the celestial city to explain the concept of _____________ verification, bliks - Hare claimed that we all have different beliefs which underpin our world view. He called these.., lunatic - Hare used the parable of the _______ to exemplify his point that certain things are meaningful even if evidence against them is not accepted. , Basil Mitchell - this scholar argued that religious people do allow evidence to count against their claims, but they are already committed to a faith position for other reasons. His example was the Partisan and the Stranger. , Swinburne - Gave the example of the toys in the cupboard to show that certain statements are meaningful even if they cannot be falsified. , Thomas Aquinas - Claimed that religious language is analogical , univocal - language that can only be understood in one way , equivocal - language that has many possible valid meanings. , Ramsey - was a prof of Phil of Rel at Oxford Uni and claimed that religious language allows disclosure of what has been discerned about God. This results in committment., qualifiers - a word added to adapt the model and provide disclosure. e.g 'first' in 'first cause', Randall - said that religious symbols provide a function (in a non cognitive sense). This function is sometimes described as a revelation of truth., Tillich - scholar who claimed that humans are interested in spiritual concerns not just physical concerns. The holy or the numinous is man's 'ultimate concern' and can only be expressed symbolically. , Jung - scholar who used the term 'collective unconscious' to refer to aspects of the unconscious mind that are shared with others.  ,

Philosophy A2 - Religious Language

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