C. L. Stevenson
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C. L. Stevenson was a 20th-century American philosopher best known for his influential work in metaethics and the development of emotivism, a noncognitivist theory of moral language.
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| C. L. Stevenson canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6384196 — 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: C. L. Stevenson Context triple: [open-question argument, criticizedBy, C. L. Stevenson]
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D. E. Stevenson
D. E. Stevenson was a Scottish novelist best known for her popular mid-20th-century light fiction, including the "Mrs. Tim" series and "Miss Buncle's Book."
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B.
Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly was an American character actor of the 1930s known for his comic and often blustery supporting roles in Hollywood films.
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C.
H. M. Harwood
H. M. Harwood was a British playwright and screenwriter active in the early 20th century, known for his work on stage adaptations and films.
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D.
S. H. Hyde
S. H. Hyde was the founder responsible for establishing Kempton Park Racecourse, a notable British horse racing venue.
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E.
E. V. Cunningham
E. V. Cunningham was the crime-fiction pen name of American novelist Howard Fast, under which he wrote a series of popular mystery and detective novels.
- 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: C. L. Stevenson Target entity description: C. L. Stevenson was a 20th-century American philosopher best known for his influential work in metaethics and the development of emotivism, a noncognitivist theory of moral language.
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A.
D. E. Stevenson
D. E. Stevenson was a Scottish novelist best known for her popular mid-20th-century light fiction, including the "Mrs. Tim" series and "Miss Buncle's Book."
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B.
Walter Connolly
Walter Connolly was an American character actor of the 1930s known for his comic and often blustery supporting roles in Hollywood films.
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C.
H. M. Harwood
H. M. Harwood was a British playwright and screenwriter active in the early 20th century, known for his work on stage adaptations and films.
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D.
S. H. Hyde
S. H. Hyde was the founder responsible for establishing Kempton Park Racecourse, a notable British horse racing venue.
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E.
E. V. Cunningham
E. V. Cunningham was the crime-fiction pen name of American novelist Howard Fast, under which he wrote a series of popular mystery and detective novels.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century philosopher
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American philosopher ⓘ metaethicist ⓘ philosopher ⓘ |
| almaMater |
Cambridge University
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Yale University ⓘ |
| associatedConcept | disagreement in belief vs. disagreement in attitude ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1908-06-27 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Cincinnati, Ohio, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfNotability | major figure in 20th-century metaethics ⓘ |
| citizenship |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| conceptIntroduced | distinction between descriptive and emotive meaning ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1979-03-14 ⓘ |
| employer | University of Michigan ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century philosophy ⓘ |
| familyName | Stevenson ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
ethics
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metaethics ⓘ philosophy ⓘ philosophy of language ⓘ |
| fullName | Charles Leslie Stevenson ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| givenName |
Charles
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Leslie ⓘ |
| influenced |
Allan Gibbard
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R. M. Hare ⓘ Simon Blackburn ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
A. J. Ayer
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David Hume ⓘ logical positivism ⓘ |
| knownFor |
emotivism
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noncognitivism in ethics ⓘ theory of moral language ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| mainInterest |
disagreement in attitude
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meaning of ethical terms ⓘ |
| movement | analytic philosophy ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| notableWork |
Ethics and Language
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Facts and Values ⓘ |
| philosophicalStance |
noncognitivism about moral judgments
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subjectivism about moral attitudes ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Philosophy at the University of Michigan ⓘ |
| publicationYearOfWork |
1944: Ethics and Language
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1963: Facts and Values ⓘ |
| theoryCharacterization |
moral judgments express emotions rather than state facts
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moral language has both emotive and persuasive meaning ⓘ |
| theoryDeveloped | emotivist theory of moral judgments ⓘ |
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