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…4 min read·Apr 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…2 min read·Apr 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…1 min read·Apr 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…2 min read·Apr 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…2 min read·Mar 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…2 min read·Mar 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…2 min read·Feb 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…2 min read·Feb 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…2 min read·Feb 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…2 min read·Jan 25, 2021----