Religious+Language

__ Via Negativia __ This argument covers the grounds that the extent to which God is beyond human understanding is so great that, using everyday dialect to describe/ refer to him would be unjust. This argument was derived from Pseudo-Dionysius, whom was heavily influenced by Plato and mixed this in with Chrisitian doctrine. His arrival at via negativia was down to a quest where he wanted to prove the transcendent nature of God in the process disjointing him from anything which diminished his immortal prowess. __ Analogy __ Analogy comes under religious language and is formed by univocal and equivocal language. Univocal language: is when a word means the same thing when placed in different context. Equivocal language: is when the same word placed in different context can mean two contrasting things. Analogy of attribution: This deals with the idea that God is the creator and therefore any qualities which we possess as human beings come from The Lord. Analogy of proportionality: This is basically the idea that individuals capabilities work in proportion with their nature. For example human beings might be powerful; however this power is probably not comparable to that of the Lord.