Religious Language

M. Scott (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

218 Seiten

2013
Palgrave Macmillan (Verlag)
978-1-137-03319-2 (ISBN)

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An original and accessible discussion of the nature of religious language that draws on the latest research in the philosophy of language. The historical background to research on religious language is also explored and connections are made with both Continental Philosophy and Theology.

Michael Scott is Senior Lecturer in Philosophy at The University of Manchester, UK. In addition to writing numerous papers in the field, he has edited Reading Philosophy of Religion with Graham Oppy and Realism and Religion with Andrew Moore. He is co-editor of the philosophy of religion journal Ars Disputandi.

Introduction PART I: RELIGIOUS LANGUAGE 1. Introduction 2. Apophatics 3. Berkeley 4. Braithwaite and Verificationism 5. Religious Internalism 6. Against Expressivism 7. Reference PART II: RELIGIOUS TRUTH 8. Introduction 9. Reductionism 10. Minimalism 11. Truth in Religion PART III: RELIGIOUS DISCOURSE 12. Introduction 13. Metaphor and Analogy 14. Fictions Bibliography Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	20.8.2013
Zusatzinfo	XIII, 218 p.
Verlagsort	Basingstoke
Sprache	englisch
Maße	140 x 216 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Philosophie ► Sprachphilosophie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Sprachwissenschaft
ISBN-10	1-137-03319-3 / 1137033193
ISBN-13	978-1-137-03319-2 / 9781137033192
Zustand	Neuware