"Spread love where you can. And where you can't spread love, practice the art of forgiveness"
This is how one of my philosophy professors, Kevin Michael, ends every class session. I am in my second class with him now and I think I am enjoying this one more so than my first class with him. My Junior year here at ODU I took Philosophy of Good and Evil with him which was also a good class,but this year, I'm in Applied Ethics and it's just a lot better for me in helping me form my own ideas of morality. I think it has been forcing me to really think more logically about certain issues that I have kind of made an opinion of without necessarily having all the necessary information and viewpoints. I see a lot of things very differently now that I've opened myself up more to the possibility that I can be wrong. I'm not saying that all of my opinions have necessarily changed, but I have grown in a better understanding of viewpoints that are both with and against my own ideas and opinions. I am very appreciative of this class for opening my eyes to new ways of understanding ethical issues. My viewpoints have actually changed in some very unexpected ways.
I highly recommend this course to anyone who is interested in discussing and understanding ethics on a deeper, logical level and to anyone who just wants to take a fun class to fulfill their philosophy requirements or who is just looking for an interesting elective. I think this is a good class for everyone to take. It certainly requires an open mind, but if you stay open-minded, you are going to get so much out of this class. Kevin Michael certainly teaches with a lot of love and truly wants us to love one another and to be serious in our search for truth. And he is very understanding and forgiving as well. When he tells us he loves us and wants us to spread love and practice forgiveness, he means it and he means it for each and every individual person. He is a kind and beautiful man and I am very blessed to be in his class.
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