Charles Stevenson (philosopher)

Charles Stevenson
Charles Stevenson
Born	Charles Leslie Stevenson; June 27, 1908; Cincinnati, Ohio, US
Died	March 14, 1979 (aged 70); Bennington, Vermont, US
Spouses	Louise Destler Stevenson (m. 1930; died 1963); Nora Stevenson (m. 1965);
Children	Carroll; Anne; Dianna; Daniel;
Academic background
Alma mater	Yale University; University of Cambridge; Harvard University;
Thesis	The Emotive Meaning of Ethical Terms (1935)
Influences	David Hume; G. E. Moore; Ralph Barton Perry; I. A. Richards; Ludwig Wittgenstein;
Academic work
Discipline	Philosophy
Sub-discipline	Ethics; aesthetics;
School or tradition	Analytic philosophy; emotivism;
Institutions	University of Michigan; Bennington College;
Doctoral students	Joel Feinberg
Main interests	Meta-ethics
Notable works	Ethics and Language (1944)
Notable ideas	Emotivism
Influenced	William Fontaine; Allan Gibbard;

Charles Leslie Stevenson (June 27, 1908 – March 14, 1979) was an American analytic philosopher best known for his work in ethics and aesthetics.

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