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Religious Language

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  • © 2013

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Authors:
  1. Michael Scott

    1. University of Manchester, UK

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Table of contents (14 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
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  2. Religious Language

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
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    2. Introduction

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 3-12

    3. Apophatics

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 13-25

    4. Berkeley

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 26-39

    5. Braithwaite and Verificationism

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 40-53

    6. Religious Internalism

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 54-70

    7. Against Expressivism

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 71-85

    8. Reference

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 86-104

  3. Religious Truth

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 105-105
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    2. Introduction

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 107-115

    3. Reductionism

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 116-125

    4. Minimalism

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 126-139

    5. Truth in Religion

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 140-149

  4. Religious Discourse

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. Introduction

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 153-159

    3. Metaphor and Analogy

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 160-182

    4. Fictionalism

      • Michael Scott
      Pages 183-200

  5. Back Matter

    Pages 201-218
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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.

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  • University of Manchester, UK

    Michael Scott

About the author

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.

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