It sounds like your story is similar to the one that Bernard Williams would tell.
Williams was in critical dialog with Peter Singer and Derek Parfit for much of his career.
This lead to a book: Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline.
If you’re curious:
Williams talk on The Human Prejudice (audio)
Adrian Moore on Williams on Ethics (audio)
My notes on Bernard Williams.
It sounds like your story is similar to the one that Bernard Williams would tell.
Williams was in critical dialog with Peter Singer and Derek Parfit for much of his career.
This lead to a book: Philosophy as a Humanistic Discipline.
If you’re curious:
Williams talk on The Human Prejudice (audio)
Adrian Moore on Williams on Ethics (audio)
My notes on Bernard Williams.