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)