Chapter 10 Self Quiz

The Nature of Ethical Disagreement, Charles L. Stevenson
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. Stevenson distinguishes between disagreement in

. 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

. Stevenson claims that disagreements in belief can be resolved by

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

. Ethical arguments usually involve disagreement predominately in belief.

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

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

. If all our beliefs are in agreement, it follows that we will agree in attitude as well.

. Any belief that is introduced into an argument about values is likely to bring about a difference in attitude.

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