LO: I will know about Wittgenstein’s views on religious language

Hmk: Prepare for tracker assessed presentationsDue next Wednesday 1st

There won’t be a lesson this Friday.

Evaluation for analogy, symbols and myth.

1. The Vienna Circle, Logical Positivism and the Verification principle

2. Difficulties with the Verification Principle3. Weak Verification Principle (Ayer)4. Criticisms of the Weak verification principle5. The Falsification Principle (the response of Hare [blik]

and Mitchell.) 6. The Via Negativa7. Use of analogy (attribution and proportion from

Aquinas), symbol (Tillich) and myth (Bultmann). Today we will cover Wittgenstein and Language games

Via negative article - http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2006/nov/25/comment.religion Mark Vernon

Read the handout and write down …3 things saidOne thing learntSomething to challenge/disagree withAny questions it leaves you asking

In his famous book, Tractatus, Wittgenstein developed some key ideas which relate to the topic of religious language

1.The picture theory of meaning2.Language games

Read the information. Make summative notes. Prepare a presentation on Wittgenstein and Language games.

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What have you learnt about Wittgenstein’s early life?

What is:1.The picture theory of meaning2.Language games

How do these relate to Religious Language?

Demonstrate

Wittgenstein notes that the meanings of words are not something that are mystically fixed. What is more important is how a word is used. Consider how you might use the word ‘wicked’ in a positive sense. We might also note how the meaning of the word ‘gay’ has changed as a result of its used in the alter 20th century.The main task of philosophers is to analyse the use of

language. The meaning of a word is really its use. This use of language helps to create our perspective of the world.

Wittgenstein saw words as tools. The questions ‘what is a word really?’ is analogous to ‘what is a chess piece?’ Our words are moves that we make playing various language games.

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Your task will be to produce in pairs a presentation on ONE of the following.The Vienna Circle and Strong VerificationAyer and Weak VerificationThe Falsification PrincipleThe Via NegativaUse of Analogy, symbol and mythWittgenstein and Language games

Each person individually should aim to include:

•Adequate detail•Key terms•Scholars

•Strengths and Weaknesses

SCRIPTS are essential.

You may use powerpoint if you

wish so long as it is brought on a memory

stick.

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