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Ramsey, Ian Thomas (1915–72)

DOI
10.4324/9780415249126-K077-1
DOI: 10.4324/9780415249126-K077-1
Version: v1,  Published online: 1998
Retrieved June 09, 2026, from https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/ramsey-ian-thomas-1915-72/v-1

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Ramsey’s work developed within two parameters. One concerned God and language: he held that no literal statement could be true of God; all language concerning God must be metaphorical. Another concerned his epistemology: knowledge, he held, comes ultimately from experience – sensory, introspective, but also religious. Evidence that God exists comes from experience, and claims about God must be cast in nonliteral terms.

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Yandell, Keith E.. Ramsey, Ian Thomas (1915–72), 1998, doi:10.4324/9780415249126-K077-1. Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy, Taylor and Francis, https://www.rep.routledge.com/articles/biographical/ramsey-ian-thomas-1915-72/v-1.
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