Abstract
The problem of logical or conceptual form pertaining to meanings of religious expressions is often seen to culminate in the question of whether religious language is semantically autonomous or sui generis . This chapter introduces the background for a systematic examination of the problem of logical form. It turns out that the notion of symbol meaning involves a crucial problem in the context of logical form, especially for the demarcation between logical and non-logical terms. The chapter illustrates a historical example concerning the logical form of primitive terms. It shows that the logical form of religious discourse, at least on the first order level, can be better explicated with certain avantgarde logico-semantical tools than with surrending to the temptation of the popular tendency of drawing extreme fideistic conclusions. The chapter concludes by hinting at some general methodological points relevant particularly to philosophy of religion. Keywords: logical form; logico-semantical tools; philosophy of religion; religious expressions; religious language; symbol meaning
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