First, thank you very much for this post; I find it extremely valuable.
But the main thing I wanted to say is don’t assume this would be only useful for a professor. For example, in my case, I am a working and parenting adult with very limited time who is still extremely interested in understanding, if not the current “state o…
First, thank you very much for this post; I find it extremely valuable.
But the main thing I wanted to say is don’t assume this would be only useful for a professor. For example, in my case, I am a working and parenting adult with very limited time who is still extremely interested in understanding, if not the current “state of the art” of ethical theory, at least to have a proper picture and understanding of the main current branches, lines of thought, and objections to those, etc. I’m sure I won’t be the only one in this situation. For someone like me, outside any academic circle at this point in my life, posts like these are invaluable to improve the general understanding of the field, and to have better options about what to read next. And after all, shouldn’t the topic of Ethical Theory be one of the most important, if not the most, for any human being, regardless of the fact of not being a philosophy professor or a full time student?
Hey Richard,
First, thank you very much for this post; I find it extremely valuable.
But the main thing I wanted to say is don’t assume this would be only useful for a professor. For example, in my case, I am a working and parenting adult with very limited time who is still extremely interested in understanding, if not the current “state of the art” of ethical theory, at least to have a proper picture and understanding of the main current branches, lines of thought, and objections to those, etc. I’m sure I won’t be the only one in this situation. For someone like me, outside any academic circle at this point in my life, posts like these are invaluable to improve the general understanding of the field, and to have better options about what to read next. And after all, shouldn’t the topic of Ethical Theory be one of the most important, if not the most, for any human being, regardless of the fact of not being a philosophy professor or a full time student?
Anyways, thank you again for this.