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Analytic statement
The meaning is contained in the definition
Analogy/ analogical
A comparison made between two things to aid understanding
Apophatic way (via negativa)
A way of talking about God that says what he is not
bliks
Someone's belief in something that does not change when contrary evidence is produced
Cataphatic way (via positiva)
Talking about what God is
Cognitive statements
Have a factual quality available to knowledge as words are physical things in the world
Correspondence theory
A statement is true if it fits with an already existing reality
Coherence theory
A statement is true if it corresponds with an existing set of beliefs
Equivocal language
Words that mean different things in different contexts
Falsification
Providing evidence to determine that something is wrong
Lebensform
"Form of life “ used by Wittgenstein in his language games
Logical positivism
A movement that claims assertions must be capable of being tested empirically if they are meaningful
Non-cognitive statements
Do not have a factual quality available to knowledge words are tools to achieve things rather than labels
Language games
Theory of how we use language developed by Wittgenstein later in his career
Partisan
Member of an armed group used to fight secretly against an occupying force
Symbol
A word or other kind of representation used to stand for something else and to shed light on its meaning
Symposium
A group of people who meet to discuss a certain question or theme
Univocal language
Words that mean the same thing when used in different contexts
Verification
Providing evidence to determine that something is true
Vienna circle
Group of philosophically minded scientists and scientifically minded philosophers who met in Vienna and developed logical positivism
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