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I didn’t have any expectations for myself or this class going into it. Required courses have always seemed to me to be a load of material to temporarily absorb and then deposit as soon as conveniently possible. Due to my arrogance, I had believed my own ethical beliefs to be…

Although this semester has challenged me academically in more ways than I can count. My experience in this ethics course has helped shape me into both a better philosopher and critical thinker as well as teaching me new ways to both manage my time and adapt to new forms of…

I had only participated in one Philosophy class before this, and it was not my favorite thing in the world. I struggled with Metaphysics, and the concepts did not come naturally to me. Going into this class, I decided that if I did not like it, then that would be…

This semester has been so fun as well as interesting. I did not know what to expect from this class, but it was better than I ever thought. Ethics is such a demanding subject for the mental gymnastics of your brain, trying to utilize both your logic and opinions. In…

When I first came into this class, I was scared, to be honest. I am not a very critical or philosophical thinker, so I was nervous to see how it would affect me. As the first few weeks of class went on, I realized philosophy and ethics are not scary…

When I look back over this past semester, I think there are at least three skills I have further developed: (1) reading comprehension, (2) writing, and (3) comparing and contrasting philosophers. First, my reading comprehension improved throughout the semester — particularly my philosophy reading comprehension. Reading Kant was incredibly difficult…

This course was focused on a central reading that was assigned each week. Each reading was picked based on a philosophical belief that encompassed the overall theme of the class: ethics. The first philosopher that we studied was Aristotle specifically his piece Nicomachean ethics. In my first medium post after…

While I may not have as many Medium post as I would like, I can still try and show you just how much this has helped me develop. As a start, when I wrote my first introduction paragraph, I was unfamiliar with philosophical writing. Although I was discouraged a lot…

My experience of being in Ethics was truly something spectacular, I truly enjoyed it. Ever since I started my journey into philosophy on my own accord my life has completely changed, and it is definitely for the better. Going into Ethics was a grand excitement — I did not know…