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The problem of religious meaning

The problem of religious meaning

Concept map showing the move from early Wittgenstein's picture theory to later meaning as use, with language-games, forms of life, D. Z. Phillips, and strengths and criticisms

Religious language raises a puzzle: if sayings such as "God loves me" or "prayer works" cannot be checked like scientific claims, are they meaningless? Wittgenstein's answer changes sharply over time, moving from a model of language that pictures facts to one that asks how words are used.

Language games Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Religious Studies
  3. /Language games

Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel A Level Religious Studies Language games. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Build a solid grounding in the philosophical arguments and key scholars before tackling the more evaluation-heavy extended essay questions.

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