Via negativa Study guides, Revision notes & Summaries

An A grade philosophy essay written under timed conditions on religious language asking whether meaningful statements about God can be made using the via negativa.

This article explains and defines the origin of Religious Language: - logical positives -Strong/Weak verification principle [pros and cons] - A J Ayer Explains what falsification is - and provides detailed evaluation. Explains Via Negativa - pros and cons Explains the analogy of attribution and proportion Looks at Ian Ramsey - pros and cons Section on Religion and Symbols: Looks at Language Games - Wittgenstein - pros and cons

Outline, strengths and weaknesses of key concepts in religious language: via negativa, symbols, analogy, falsification, verification and language games. Includes relevant scholars

This document contains ethics notes on Religious Language, the Verification Principle, the Falsification Principle, the Via Negativa, Models and Qualifiers, Language Games, Symbolic Language, Analogy, Myth, Religious Experience, Mystical Experiences, Revelation, Miracles, Life after Death, Distinction of the Body and Soul and the Nature of God. These notes are NOT perfect, there may be some grammatical errors, gaps of knowledge or even some mistakes. The notes are more detailed in some areas tha...