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their own minds, try to "find" a motivation for Mersaults actions. Mersault is eventually convicted and sentenced with a motive th...

to their marriage, but they lust in their hearts. Some might fault such individuals anyway, because they are acting only due to th...

understanding. For example, Kants The Critique of Pure Reason (1781) begins with the words: "There can be no doubt that all our kn...

characteristic. Subsequent psychological researchers and theorists were then able to elaborate on such factors in order to determi...

he could use public transportation to visit his parents nearby town. In short, the argument that Mr. Paul depends on his dr...

and Kant. While both of these men had many critics, they raised points which even critics contended were worthy of the discussion...

who consistently place the needs of others above their own. The individuals who do this seemingly so naturally often can be diffi...

in developing nations is broad; the specific interest of a specific NGO depends on the organizations business and its goals for th...

the ability to learn nursings technical complexities and already have full command of ethical values to the point that the can act...

are told, when will others in the same position known if they are being told the truth, or will they assume the worse, harming hum...

worthy but they are not. This leads Kant to further defining what makes good will different from bad will: "A good will is good...

is the act of lying. Suppose one is held hostage in a similar situation as the one described, but the victim does not have to do a...

"a priori" as they are "evident through thinking alone and not based on sense experience" (Gensler, 2002). "A priori" ethics are n...

not for ones performance, but for his or her actions which may be attributable to a sense of duty (Honderich 323). To some, this m...

to be stopped by the police following a fight then it is easier to make the decision to report him, rather than if the explanation...

Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...

patient, but it could serve to avoid having the same thing happen again in the future. Other Facts, Options and Consequences ...

other words, relativity really does not have a place in this line of thinking. Kant did to some extent however distinguish betwee...

theoretically more justifiable in such an instance, how do we deal with other situations of killing? How do we justify killing wh...

hospital quite naturally is concerned about the cost of continuing to provide care for Andrew, but it can be assured that there is...

contends that Humes definition of "cause" (using reason to infer existence), as "a bastard of the imagination, impregnated by expe...

In five pages this paper examines the philosophies of Rand, Mills, Kant, Aristotle, and Socrates in a consideration whether or not...

pull up a chair. De Pree correlates the skills of a jazz musician: improvisation, innovation, freedom, and inspiration, with wo...

divert status at least three times a week for the last year, with the exception of the only level one trauma center in Nevada, whi...

Drawing from the ethical theories of Mill and Kant, this paper examines the tragedy caused by Firestone and Ford placing defective...

way the world actually exists. This became the central premise of the body of theories that were described as Kants Copernican Re...

In seven pages whether or not moral claims can be justified is examined philosophically with an integration of views from Foucault...

In five pages this paper examines the concept of 'political moralist' and how it does not apply to Kant's philosophical ideas rega...

In ten pages this paper examines what philosophy represents as considered in Philosophy The Quest For Truth by Louis R. Pojman a...

moral philosophy. It is important to understand that Kant makes a clear distinction between perceiving and thinking, which he cre...