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Religious Language

Religious Language. Introduction to A2 Philosophy. From OCR …. At A level, candidates are required to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding, and their ability to sustain a critical line of argument in greater depth and over a wider range of content than at AS level.

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Religious Language

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  1. Religious Language Introduction to A2 Philosophy

  2. From OCR … • At A level, candidates are required to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding, and their ability to sustain a critical line of argument in greater depth and over a wider range of content than at AS level. • Knowledge, understanding and skills are closely linked. Specifications should require that candidates demonstrate the following assessment objectives in the context of the content and skills prescribed. • AO1:  Select and demonstrate clearly relevant knowledge and understanding through the use of evidence, examples and correct language and terminology appropriate to the course of study. • AO2:  Sustain a critical line of argument and justify a point of view.

  3. The Mark scheme at A2 • One question out of 35 marks. You are now expected to evaluate throughout your answer.

  4. Overview of Religious Language • In this unit, we will cover: • The uses and purposes of religious language • The verification principle as developed by the Vienna Circle and A J Ayer • The Falsification principle of Anthony Flew • The Via Negativa as a means of describing God • The use of analogy, symbol and myth to describe God • The thinking of Ludwig Wittgenstein

  5. Consider the following: • All swans are white • Sheep people yellow • Scientists study science • Sylvester is a cat • Philosophy is fun • The wages of sin is death • Aheui kdien gg • 01100101 • God is love • The King of France is bald • I drove my car yesterday • Purple dreams sleep furiously • For each of the above say whether it is: • True, false or you cannot determine • Meaningful or meaningless • By what criteria did you judge that some statements are meaningless? Did it differ for different statements? • Which statements are religious? • Does the fact that there is no King of France affect your answers concerning statement H? If so, in what ways?

  6. Religious Language key termsQuiz and Trade • You will get a sheet, with a question and answer on it. • Leave your seat and find someone to quiz. • The other person will then quiz you • If BOTH have answered each others questions CORRECTLY, then give each other a ‘high five.’ • At the end, SWAP SHEETS, memorise the answer to the new question received and find someone else to quiz. There will be a MINI-QUIZ at the end to see if you have learnt the answers to all of the questions! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TSJhIZmL0A

  7. Religious Language key terms. Can you define the following? Univocal Equivocal Cognitive Non-cognitive Analytic statements Synthetic statements

  8. Why Religious Talk is seen as troublesome … • Read page 11 of A2 blue textbook … • Why such a big deal? • They make assertions, insisting that something is true. E.g. The wages of sin is death. • Words are used which relate to everyday language. E.g. to say ‘God is good,’ the word ‘good’ here is also used in everyday experience in the real world. • Religious language is related to the metaphysical and the mysterious. Such terms attempt to refer to things beyond anyone’s experience. E.g. God is timeless.

  9. Plenary • Write down three things that you have learnt in this lesson.

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