Emotivism - explains why people disagree about morality

Question 1

The difference between conflicting belief statements and conflicting attitudes

Answer 1

• conflicting belief statements cannot simultaneously be true
• conflicting attitudes concern what individuals favour or prefer

Question 2

What does Stevenson ultimately consider disagreements about morality as?

Answer 2

• they are disagreements in attitude

- however you cannot prove prove attitudes, so a moral argument is a challenge to shout the loudest feeling.

Question 3

What does Stevenson believe moral statements attempt to do?

Answer 3

They attempt to persuade someone to change their attitude.