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 the end of my philosophical career. Luckily, I greatly enjoyed this class and the readings that were discussed. Once the semester came to a close, I found myself struggling to reliably write the medium posts. There were certainly interesting subjects, but I struggled with finding time to complete everything.
One of my favorite writings of the semester was my writing on Metz and Ubuntu (https://jadahudson20.medium.com/metz-and-u-f62a12ade7c). I feel like I was able to cover some of m favorite topics in one piece. I always want to discuss critical race theory and how that intersects with morals. I think that reading Metz and this piece on Ubuntu let me see how interested I was in Philosophy. It also created a good discussion between Professor Lindeman and me.
One of my least favorites was “Kant and Free Will” (https://jadahudson20.medium.com/kant-and-free-will-a789749bc453). I feel like I was needlessly negative. I lacked confidence in my understanding of Kant, and as a result, it showed in my writing. I am glad that I put in more effort to understand the reading, but I wish I had been more analytical. If I were to go back in time and do it again, I would focus more on the content rather than Kant as a writer.
I also enjoyed the discussion that came from the “What Brings Happiness” (https://jadahudson20.medium.com/what-brings-happiness-4c86d8ae5612) piece that I did for the first medium post. I was able to discuss it with Josh Daniels over discord, and I feel like it allowed for interesting discussion in class as well. It was the first time that I had read something in the vein of moral philosophy, and it was such an interesting piece to read. While Aristotle lived centuries ago, modern-day philosophers are still trying to answer the same question. How should humans live their lives?
