Drew M. Dalton | |
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| Education | KU Leuven (PhD), Wheaton College (BA) |
| Era | 21st-century philosophy |
| Region | Western philosophy |
| Institutions | Indiana University, Dominican University |
Main interests | literary theory, ethics, social philosophy, political philosophy, aesthetics |
Drew M. Dalton is an American philosopher and a professor of English at Indiana University.[1] Previously, he was a professor of philosophy at Dominican University.[2] He is known for his works on continental philosophy.[3] Dalton received his Doctor of Philosophy in philosophy from KU Leuven.[4]
Dalton's work focuses on the concept of the absolute. In ethics, Dalton argues that the pursuit of an absolute good inevitably leads to evil. Nevertheless, Dalton argues, one should not give up on the idea of absolutes entirely. Instead, Dalton promotes "ethical resistance," as the proper way of relating to any given absolute. In metaphysics, Dalton argues for the idea of a "naturalized absolute" drawn by extension of the conclusions of contemporary scientific research. Dalton also champions "ethical pessimism," as the best response to what he calls the "absolute unbecoming of existence," which he claims is testified to in the contemporary scientific account of nature.