Welcome to my academic blog! My name is Chehwan Kim. This blog will keep track of my high school life and academic activities.
Law/Philosophy/Politics
A Hello Hello, everyone. WordPress sent an email saying that there was a technical problem with my blog. I don’t see any problems, but I really don’t want all my posts to get deleted. Introduction Affirmative action. Do you support it? It’s a striking moral thought. It’s so thought-provoking. In fact, if affirmative action comes … Read more
Introduction Professor Michael Sandel, in Justice: What’s the Right Thing to Do?, first introduces theories, and then gives his opinion on justice. This is to express my opinion on that specific part of the book. Communitarianism: How much should we accept this? This, this is puzzling. It feels correct to some extent. Yes, my identity … Read more
It is tempting to separate politics and morality. Being morally neutral in politics seems evident to some people. Sandel rejects. He gives two reasons: it is often impossible to discuss politics without morality, and even when it is possible, it is undesirable. The debate on abortion and stem cell research are examples. Is abortion immoral? … Read more
Summary History is often disappointing. Lots of countries have done so much wrong. The book gives some examples. The Nazis massacred a lot of Jews. Imperialist Japan killed a lot of Asians and were perpetrators of comfort women. Australian settlers were quick to segregate Aborigines. Slavery was led by the white people of America. They … Read more
Callie was a cheerleader in a wheelchair. She got lots of support but was cut out of the team because she was not able to perform physical activities as much as others. This raises some questions. What are the roles of cheerleaders? Why did others feel resentment? Which actions are worthy of honor? What is fair? … Read more
Summary Many universities make application conditions less strict for students of minority backgrounds. Is this just? Let us consider this by looking at three reasons proposing it: correcting bias in standardized tests, compensating for past wrongs, and promoting diversity. The first one is that standardized tests are often discriminatory, and to find the student that … Read more
Most of us Americans (I’m not, but that’s what the book says) did not sign a contract. Only immigrants did. Then why do we have obligations? Did we even really give consent to our governments? Locke says we gave tacit by using public goods such as highways. However, that is weak because the link between … Read more
Summary It might be possible to defend rights in a utilitarian calculus, but many use other methods. Libertarian ideas could be a basis. Lockean ideas could also prove the importance of rights. In this chapter, Professor Sandel delves into Immanuel Kant’s idea. The basis of Kant is this: we are rational beings, worthy of dignity … Read more
Introduction “A Theory of Justice” by John Rawls is a book that is a big contribution to the discussion of justice. Rawls gives us a holistic view of how we should approach when deciding moral principles. The ideas that this book gives are not accepted by everybody, but regardless are strong and appeal a lot … Read more
Introduction This work was published in 1785 by Immanuel Kant. It aims to cultivate a clearer understanding of moral principles. This post will summarize the ideas of this work, hoping to enhance my understanding of it. Summary Preface Ancient Greek philosophy was divided into three fields: logic, physics, and ethics. Logic is the study of … Read more