“there is not always, all things considered, a best thing to do.”-Kwame Anthony Appiah Revisiting my essential question, I’ve realized how broad I made my project. I don’t know how[…]
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Zander Lu-Critical Reflection #5
“a value is like a fax machine: it’s not much use if you’re the only one who has one.” -Kwame Anthony Appiah This week I finished reading my outside materials,[…]
Zander Lu-Critical Reflection #4
“If such virtue and experience are worth cultivating, then the cultures have to be worth fostering, not as contingent instruments, but for themselves.” -Charles Taylor My essential question is: What[…]
Zander Lu-Critical Reflection #3
“Even if by the utmost effort the goodwill accomplishes nothing it would still shine like a jewel for its own sake as something which has its full value in itself.”-[…]
Zander Lu- Critical Reflection #2
“It will know everything. And yet it will not busy itself about knowledge.” Oscar Wilde Morality is more complicated than I thought. There are principles defining how to act. The[…]
Zander Lu- Week 2.2
Libertarianism, on the other hand, respects the right to choose. It values the individual. The fundamental right is to live as we please, as long as it doesn’t inhibit others[…]
Zander Lu- Week 2.1
Utilitarianism believes that the moral thing to do is to maximize pleasure over pain. This means that while some may suffer, as long as most prosper, it is worth it.[…]
Zander Lu-Week 1.2
I started reading the Ethics of Identity by Kwame Anthony Appiah. I was introduced to the ideas of individualism and autonomy as philosophical concepts. The book is more engaging than[…]
Zander Lu-Week 1.1
I have just started. I have read an essay on Indian Moral Thought. I have read This Is Water by David Foster Wallace. These have just started me on the[…]
Zander Lu-Critical Reflection # 1
Zander Lu Critical Reflection #1 April 12, 2021 “All I know is that I know nothing” -Socrates I have just started. I have read an essay on Indian[…]
Zander Lu-Final Project Proposal
Project Title: Contemporary Morality and Ethics Essential Question(s): What does society deem moral; what do we value? How does that differ across cultures? Statement of Purpose: For my Senior Project,[…]
Zander Lu—Learning Goals and Working Plan
Over my Senior Project, I hope to achieve these goals: At the bare minimum, I will read and compare two books. One describing contemporary Eastern morality and ethics, one describing[…]
Zander Lu-Action Plan
Action Item Area: Connections Reason for Item: I will need help navigating through dense material, hence the need for someone to talk through ideas with. Notes: I’m hoping for someone[…]
Zander Lu— Initial Plan
For my Senior Project, I want to compare Eastern and Western moral philosophy by reading texts from each culture. I’ve been thinking of names like Lao Tzu or Confucius from[…]
Zander Lu-5 minute purpose pitch
I’ve always been fascinated by ethics and moral philosophy; the kind of questions that are impossible to answer definitively. I’ve gotten lost pondering ethical dilemmas, imagining hypotheticals and what I[…]
Zander Lu- my purpose statement
My purpose statement is one inspired by my inquisitive nature. I live in constant pursuit of knowledge. This informs how I hope to affect change in the world. I want[…]
Zander Lu- prototypes and initial thoughts
Currently, I am amazed at the possibilities I have in front of me. I have many interests; it’s hard to focus my Senior Project on any one of them. I[…]