1944: Ethics and Language
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"1944: Ethics and Language" is a seminal work in metaethics by C. L. Stevenson that develops an emotivist account of moral language, arguing that ethical statements primarily express attitudes and seek to influence others rather than describe facts.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23300440 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1944: Ethics and Language Context triple: [C. L. Stevenson, publicationYearOfWork, 1944: Ethics and Language]
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The Language of Morals
The Language of Morals is a seminal 1952 work of metaethics by philosopher R. M. Hare that develops a prescriptivist account of moral language and reasoning.
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Language, Truth and Logic
Language, Truth and Logic is A.J. Ayer’s influential 1936 philosophical work that popularized logical positivism in the English-speaking world by arguing that meaningful statements are either empirically verifiable or tautological.
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C.
Prolegomena to Ethics
Prolegomena to Ethics is a major 19th-century work of moral philosophy by T. H. Green that develops an idealist account of ethics grounded in self-realization and the common good.
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The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
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E.
On the Basis of Morality
On the Basis of Morality is a philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer in which he argues that genuine ethics is grounded in compassion rather than rational duty or self-interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 1944: Ethics and Language Target entity description: "1944: Ethics and Language" is a seminal work in metaethics by C. L. Stevenson that develops an emotivist account of moral language, arguing that ethical statements primarily express attitudes and seek to influence others rather than describe facts.
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A.
The Language of Morals
The Language of Morals is a seminal 1952 work of metaethics by philosopher R. M. Hare that develops a prescriptivist account of moral language and reasoning.
-
B.
Language, Truth and Logic
Language, Truth and Logic is A.J. Ayer’s influential 1936 philosophical work that popularized logical positivism in the English-speaking world by arguing that meaningful statements are either empirically verifiable or tautological.
-
C.
Prolegomena to Ethics
Prolegomena to Ethics is a major 19th-century work of moral philosophy by T. H. Green that develops an idealist account of ethics grounded in self-realization and the common good.
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D.
The System of Ethics
The System of Ethics is a foundational philosophical work by Johann Gottlieb Fichte that systematically develops his idealist moral philosophy and theory of human freedom.
-
E.
On the Basis of Morality
On the Basis of Morality is a philosophical treatise by Arthur Schopenhauer in which he argues that genuine ethics is grounded in compassion rather than rational duty or self-interest.
- F. None of above. chosen
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