Author: Gemma

Key questions
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Philosophy Theme 3—Religious Language A-C
Knowledge Organiser

Scholars
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Key Words
16. Non cognitive language	17. Natural theology
18. Theological propositions	19. Empirical knowledge
20. Revelation	21. Deconstruct
22. Ex nihilo	23. Metaphysical
24. Logical positivist	25. Cognitive
26. Falsification	27. Verification
28. Tautological	29. God of classical theism
30. Symposiasts	31. Blik
32. Eschatological verification	33. Partisan
34. Empirical	35. Equivocally
36 Univocally	37. Analogy
38. Attribution	39. Proportion
40. Disclosure	41. Qualifier

AO2

The solutions presented by religious philosophers for the inherent problems of using religious language.		The exclusive context of religious belief for an understanding of religious language.
The persuasiveness of arguments asserting either the meaningfulness or meaninglessness of religious language.		How far Logical Positivism should be accepted as providing a valid criterion for meaning in the use of language.
To what extent do the challenges to Logical Positivism provide convincing arguments to nonreligious believers.		Whether non-cognitive interpretations are valid responses to the challenges to the meaning of religious language.