Stevenson, "The Nature of Ethical Disagreement"

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T/F Ethical arguments usually involve disagreement predominately in belief.

False

T/F Stevenson thinks that the methods of science should have undisputed sway in normative ethics.

False

T/F Any belief that is introduced into an argument about values must be likely to bring about a difference in attitude.

True

T/F Disagreement in attitude determines what beliefs are relevant to an ethical argument.

True

According to Stevenson, the belief that science can always settle arguments about value is:

a useful heuristic maxim

Stevenson cites two men's conflict over where to have dinner as an example of disagreement in:

attitude

If I am confident that Candidate O will become the next president, and you suspect it will be Candidate M, we have a disagreement of:

belief

Stevenson distinguishes between disagreement in:

belief and attitude

According to Stevenson, ethical conflict usually involves:

both attitude and belief

Stevenson claims that disagreements in belief can be resolved by:

the methods of the sciences


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