Impossible Knowledge and Belief in God

In ‘The Turning Point in Philosophy' Moritz Schlick expressed the following view: ‘Everything is knowable which can be expressed, and this is the total subject matter concerning which meaningful questions can be raised. There are consequently no questions which are in principle unanswerable, no...

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Main Author: Langford, Glenn (Author)
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Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [1974]
In: Religious studies
Year: 1974, Volume: 10, Issue: 2, Pages: 213-218
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