religious language 2

Question 1

three principles of the enlightenment

Answer 1

• reason
• the scientific principle
• progress

Question 2

The two “prongs” of Humes Fork

Answer 2

Matters of Fact
Relations of Ideas

Question 3

what are “matters of fact”

Answer 3

things that can be proven true based on evidence (later known as verification principle)

Question 4

examples of matters of fact

Answer 4

the Eiffel tower is in Paris
it is raining

Question 5

what type of knowledge are matters of fact based on

Answer 5

apriori knowledge

Question 6

what are “relations of ideas”

Answer 6

things which are true by definition or the way we use words

Question 7

examples of relations of ideas

Answer 7

bachelors are unmarried men
2+2=4

Question 8

what type of knowledge is relations of ideas

Answer 8

priori knowledge

Question 9

what is logical positivism

Answer 9

the idea that the only meaningful philosophical problems are those that can be solved with knowledge that can be proven true

Question 10

Ludwig Wittgenstein 2 quotes on language

Answer 10

“the world is all that is the case”
“whereof we cannot speak. thereof we must remain silent”

Question 11

who created logical positivism and when

Answer 11

the Vienna Circle in 1920s and 30s

Question 12

language is cognitive if it

Answer 12

conveys information

Question 13

most cognitive language is…

Answer 13

synthetic

Question 14

Synthetic meaning

Answer 14

it can be shown to be true or false by evidence

Question 15

ludwig wittgenstein said…

Answer 15

“the world is all that is the case”

Question 16

what does “the world is all that is the case” mean

Answer 16

language only has a meaning if it refers to physical things

Question 17

cognitive statements can be true or false and…

Answer 17

can be shown to be true or false

Question 18

non cognitive language…

Answer 18

does not deal with facts

Question 19

forms of non cognitive language

Answer 19

emotion, giving orders

Question 20

non cognitive statements may be relative to facts but

Answer 20

they are not dependent on the facts to be true

Question 21

theists would argue that religious statements are…

Answer 21

cognitive as they intend to tell us fact

Question 22

the verification principle challenges…

Answer 22

the status of religious language as cognitive

Question 23

verification principle was originally presented by

Answer 23

moritz schlick

Question 24

moritz schlick said

Answer 24

the meaning of a statement was its method of verification

Question 25

for example, the meaning of the statement “my front door is black” is…

Answer 25

that if you go to my house and look at my door you will see it as black

Question 26

Schlick argues that anything that could not be verified is meaningless because

Answer 26

it literally has no verifiable meaning