Religious Studies A-Level
Eschatological Verification
What Eschatological Verification means in Religious Studies A-Level, as defined for Pearson Edexcel.
Definitions of Eschatological Verification
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The philosophical argument proposed by John Hick that religious claims regarding the afterlife are 'meaningful' because they are subject to verification after death, countering the logical positivist critique of religious language.
John Hick’s argument that religious claims can be verified after death, maintaining their status as cognitive assertions.
Topics that use Eschatological Verification
- Influences of developments in religious belief: Life after death and religion and science debates (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
- Religious language (Pearson Edexcel A-Level)
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