FINAL PAPER (A Defense of Ethical Egoism on the Basis of Presuppositions)
Vincent A. Mackenna Shane Epting PHIL 242 – 1009 12 December 2018 A Defense of Ethical Egoism on the Basis of Presuppositions In the months preceding this semester, I became more interested in philosophy and become more excited as the semester approached. I began reading and watching videos regarding philosophical theory and epistemology. Needless to say, I was disappointed to find out this was a “service learning class” that didn’t feature much philosophy past the rudimentary analysis of the predominate moral theories that we went over at the start of the semester. I found the first few weeks of the semester to be the most enjoyable for me, and I wanted to focus this reflective essay on something that we only graced over for one class—Egoism. If I were to box my moral beliefs into one term, it would be Egoism. As we discussed in class, this is most likely not a normal belief to have and you personally found ...