8 Mark

1 Explore the key features of language games. (8)

1 Explore Wittgenstein's exploration and critique of the picture theory of language. (8)

1 Explore the critique of picture theory by Wittgenstein.  (8)

1 Explore the Wittgenstein's functional use of language in his theory of language games. (8)

1 Explore Wittgenstein's functional uses of language in the context of a form of life.  (8)

1 Explore the non-cognitive interpretation of language and criteria of coherence in language games.  (8)

1 Explore the nature of Wittgenstein's ideas about the criteria of coherence that are  relevant to different language games.  (8)

1 Explore the highlights of the distinctive character of religious language in Wittgensteins thought.  (8)

1 Explore the significance of fideism in this context of DZ Phillips thought that language can only be understood in the context of faith.  (8)

1 Explore  DZ Phillips fideism thought that when speaking a religious language you are being part of an activity, or of a form of life.  (8)

1 Explore Wittgenstein's contribution to the debate about religious language.  (8)

1 Explore DZ Phillips contribution to the debate about religious language.  (8)

1 Explore the challenges to Wittgenstein’s theory of language games.  (8)

1 Explore the strengths of Wittgenstein's language game theory.  (8)

12 Mark

2. Assess the significance of Wittgenstein’s ideas in religious language. (12)

2. Assess the extent to which language games provides a suitable way of solving the problems of religious language. (12)

2. Assess the strengths and weakness of the claim Religious language issues in the 21st century are relevant. (12)

2. Assess logical positivism. (12)

2. Assess the importance the functional rather than pictorial use of language in the context of a form of life. (12)

2 Assess the strengths of a functional use of religious language  (12)

2 Assess the strengths of claim that the most useful interpretation of religious language is the non-cognitive idea of language games. (12)

2 Assess the claim language games make it impossible for people to ever challenge or reject the claims of a religious person or community. (12)

2. Assess the importance of the idea of a  criteria of coherence rather than correspondence relevant to different language games. (12) 

2. Assess the extent to which the language game theory highlights the distinctive strengths and weaknesses of religious language. (12) 

2 Assess the importance of claim that cognitive claims e.g. God exists or God is good mean religious people cannot accept language game theory. (12)

2. Assess to what extent is D Z Phillips correct that 'religious belief is a matter of faith and not of reason.' (20) 

2 Assess the significance of Wittgenstein’s belief that language games allow religious statements to have meaning.  (12)

2 Assess the claim religious language non-cognitive.  (12)

2. Assess the implications for DZ Phillips approach to religious language of the view an atheist cannot understand a religious language game. (12)

2. Assess the extent to which Hick is correct in saying 'In order to say something which may possibly be true, we must say something which may possibly be false. (12)

2. Assess the implications of the view an atheist cannot understand a religious language game. (12)

20 Mark

3b Analyse the view that verificationism is an accurate theory of meaning. (20)

3b Analyse Wittgenstein’s views on language games. (20) 

3b Analyse the strengths and weakness of using the language games theory as interpretation of religious language. (20) 

3b Analyse the implications for religious language of Wittgenstein’s critique of the picture theory of language (20) 

3b Analyse the strengths of claim that the meaning of a word can be found in its function in the language. (20)

3b Analyse the strengths of the functional over pictorial use of language in the context of a form of life . (20)

3b Analyse the significance of the view that No one can ever make a cognitive claim about God within the theory of language games as it can never be checked. (20)

 3b Analyse the strengths of the claim that any God-talk is rich, emotional and experiential and only language game theory allows more to be expressed than simple cognitive claims. (12) 

3b Analyse Wittgenstein's claims  that the criteria of coherence  relevant to different language games is more useful that any criteria of correspondence. (20)

3b Analyse the credibility of the view that the distinctive character Religious language means it can only be understood in the context of religious belief. (20)

3b Analyse the weaknesses of the fideism claim claim that the 'the claims of religion cannot be proven or disproven by empirical evidence or logical argument ' (20)

3b Analyse the view that the strengths of Wittgenstein’s language games outweighs its weaknesses. (20)

3b Analyse the significance of DZ Phillips view 'the religious use of language is often an attempt to point beyond language to that which cannot be expressed in words '. (20)

3b Analyse the view that language games trivialises religious language by making any claim at all meaningful if communicated between two or more people. (20)

30 Mark

4. Evaluate the view ‘Words must have a verifiable connection to empirical reality to be meaningful’ . (30) 

4. Evaluate the extent to which Wittgenstein's language game theory defends religious language from the attacks of the Vienna Circle. (30) 

4 Evaluate the extent to which language games provide a suitable way of resolving the problems of Religious Language. (30)

4 Evaluate the extent to which a functional rather than pictorial approach to religious language is more successful. (30)

4 Evaluate the view that a non-cognitive interpretation of language and criteria of coherence in religious language is the best approach. (30) 

4 Evaluate the claim that ‘Religious language should be viewed non-cognitively.' (30)

4 Evaluate the the effectiveness of the terms form of life, non-cognitive, and criteria of coherence as solutions to the problems of religious language.' (30)

4 Evaluate the extent to which the language games concept successfully makes sense of religious language. (30)

4 Evaluate the claim that only a non-cognitive criteria of coherence makes sense of the distinctive nature of religious language. (30)

4 Evaluate DZ Philips claim that 'language games allows religious language to be meaningful.' (30)

4 Evaluate the opinion the strengths and weakness of the claim that relation language is 'a social practice with its own rules and conventions'. (30)

4 Evaluate the importance of the  the claim by Philips 'The religious use of language is not about conveying information, but about expressing and sharing a particular way of life.' (30)

4 Evaluate the opinion that  the use of Wittgenstein’ language games for religious language raises very difficult if not impossible problems". (30) 

4. Evaluate the meaning and significance of the claim by Phillips 'Language is not a neutral tool for communication, but is shaped by our beliefs, values, and cultural traditions.' (30) 

4 Evaluate the implications of the view ‘language game theory does not allow any philosophical debate to take place.’ (30)