n Religious Language n Stephen Law n Verification, Falsification, Wittgenstein n In this session we will: n Outline Ayer ’ s Verification Principle and his attack on the meaningfulness of religious language (plus criticisms) n Outline Flew ’ s use of falsification (plus criticisms). n Outline some Wittgensteinian moves to defend religion (plus criticisms).
This is the website/blog of Philosopher Stephen Law. Stephen is retired, formerly Reader in philosophy at Heythrop College, University of London. He is editor of the Royal Institute of Philosophy journal THINK, and has published several books, including The Philosophy Gym, The Complete Philosophy Files, and Believing Bullshit. For school talks and media: stephenlaw4schools.blogspot.co.uk Email: think-AT-royalinstitutephilosophy.org