Dillon BrandesFinal Project: My Improvement Throughout the SemesterSeldom am I asked to review my progress when it comes to analyzing my own writing. It’s nerve-racking at first, me being very…Apr 24, 2021Apr 24, 2021
Dillon BrandesIntrinsic vs. Consequentialist MotivationsScanlon writes in this chapter the technical but important distinction between what is rational and what is reasonable. He reviews what…Apr 18, 2021Apr 18, 2021
Dillon BrandesThe Necessity of Moral RealismScranton in the introduction to his book gives a fairly apathetic view towards metaethics and the ontological foundations of morality…Apr 12, 2021Apr 12, 2021
Dillon BrandesTwo Problems With ContractualismScanlon proposes and defends what he refers to as contractualism. He differentiates his view from other forms of utilitarianism…Apr 5, 2021Apr 5, 2021
Dillon BrandesEthics vs. PolitisThe question being explored in Sidgwick’s work is: what is the relationship between ethics and politics. My answer is that they are close…Mar 8, 2021Mar 8, 2021
Dillon BrandesGoodness and FreedomIn section three, Kant discusses the relationship between morality and free will. These two subjects seem like two entirely different…Mar 1, 2021Mar 1, 2021
Dillon BrandesCategorial ImperativeKant writes on what he refers to as the ‘categorial imperative.’ This is an unconditional moral obligation which is binding in all…Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
Dillon BrandesSaving The WestThis essay highlights the critical differences between eastern and western systems of morality. While reading it, one reflects on all the…Feb 7, 2021Feb 7, 2021
Dillon BrandesMenciusPerhaps the biggest ethical question posed to man is: what makes a good person different than a bad person? One common answer to this…Feb 1, 2021Feb 1, 2021
Dillon BrandesWhat I found most interesting in Aristotle’s second chapter in Ethics was his take on the…From this it is also plain that none of the moral virtues arises in us by nature; for nothing that exists by nature can form a habit…Jan 25, 2021Jan 25, 2021
