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Philosophy of religion in the Anglo-American tradition

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The development of logical positivism into modern Anglo-American (“analytic”) philosophy involved the recognition that for propositions to be meaningful it was necessary only that they should be confirmable or disconfirmable by experience; and that often they used words in analogical or metaphorical senses. This allowed the development of philosophy of religion within that tradition, claiming that propositions about God were also confirmable and used words in analogical and metaphorical sense...

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10.1007/978-94-017-0393-2_4

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University of Oxford
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Colleges and Halls
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Oriel College
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Oxford
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Host title:
rinity: East/West Dialogue
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13-22
Publication date:
2003-01-01
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9789401703932
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2019-06-14

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