Hare's Blik: Religious Commitments
R.M. Hare argues that religious faith is a 'blik': a fundamental commitment that shapes interpretation of experience but isn't verifiable or falsifiable.
Real World
A devout Muslim who interprets every obstacle in life as Allah's test and every success as divine blessing is operating with a blik: no event could shake that interpretive framework, because the framework itself determines how events are read.
Exam Focus
Always clarify that Hare intended bliks positively (as foundational commitments), not as a criticism — examiners look for nuance here.
How well did you know this?