 This is but one example of bringing phenomenological considerations to bear on ethical theory. We have dwelt on Mandelbaum because of the depth and subtlety of his phenomenological analysis which he brings to bear on the issue of structure. However, increasingly, philosophers in the analytic tradition have been more attentive to the relevance of phenomenological considerations in defending ethical theories. For instance, T. M. Scanlon defends a “contractualist” ethical theory that he finds attractive partly because, “the account it offers of moral motivation is phenomenologically more accurate than any other I know of” (1998: 187). Specifically, Scanlon argues that his contractualism fits with one’s experience of the priority and significance of moral reasons for action (compared to nonmoral reasons for action) and does so in a way superior to competing ethical theories.