20th Century Perspectives Flashcards
(9 cards)
Logical Positivism
A movement that claimed that assertions have to be capable of being tested empirically
Cognitive
Having a factual quality that is available to knowledge where words are labels for things in the world
Non-cognitive
Not having a factual quality that is available to knowledge; words are tools used to achieve something
Empirical
Available to be experience by the five senses
Verification
Providing evidence to determine that something is true
Symposium
A group of people who meet to discuss a particular question or theme
Falsification
Providing evidence to determine that something is false
Demythologising
Removing the mythical elements from a narrative to expose the central message