Essays 271 - 300
In five pages this paper examines Kant's philosophical considerations of religion from a moral perspective. Five sources are cite...
In five pages an examination of spiritual and religious enlightenment past and present is considered in a discussion of Foucault's...
In five pages this paper examines Kant's perspective on moral worth and duty. One source is cited in the bibliography....
In seventeen pages the collapses of several structural buildings in Asia are discussed in a consideration of design ethics and com...
for self-defense and that man must rationalize certain behaviors in order to reject common tendencies. Kants viewpoints, argued ...
In six pages Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant is examined in a consideration of perfect and imperfect dut...
In five pages this paper examines the concept of 'political moralist' and how it does not apply to Kant's philosophical ideas rega...
In five pages this essay compares and contrasts Immanuel Kant's 18th century moral philosophy with that of John Stuart Mill's 19th...
This 7 page paper explores three different philosophical concents: the design theory, Kant's theories of knowledge and Plato's ide...
it is not necessary that everybody feel compelled or obligated to do so. Moral Communitarianism The philosophy and scholarship of...
exceeds any individual persons comprehension. Transcendence then exceeds all human capacity. This concept is not foreign to the re...
a certain set of circumstances, and that would not be acceptable as a moral guide. B) Consider a new law that requires people wit...
perceive it or try to measure it. Zebrowski (1994) remarks that Kant "denied the reality of passing time" (p.80). For Kant, both ...
physical body to be sold, for the enjoyment of others, is tantamount to transforming the human body into a physical object. Kant...
an emotional argument such as that, it is not sufficient to prompt a true, logical conclusion regarding the problem of world hunge...
that school. He points out that the insight that Aristotle provides in "On the Soul" and "On the Generation of Animals" serves as...
In three pages these concepts are defined and then the concept of pleasure is examined through an application of Immanuel Kant's c...
Oath. This was traditionally taken by all graduating doctors, but many institutions do not insist on it toady. The original oath h...
Where Philosophy and Reality Meet Accessibility to and the cost of health care have been overriding issues...
degrading 5. Throughout history we have evidence of right versus wrong; of morality versus immorality 6. In this way, it...
nature of human thought. Kants stance is extremely rational. However, some of his maxims prove to be unworkable in regards to ce...
first time Kant introduced the notion of the human mind as a creator of experience instead of merely a passive recipient (Immanuel...
of knowledge through experience, and so is the basis for synthetic statements that are linked to a postiori knowledge. Kant used ...
experiences were possible (Gogan, 2006). This author indicates this in the following: "Kant gets rid of the usual foundation for r...
in that area, only fifteen miles down the road, accepting that level of emission as long as the plant is staffed only by Mexican w...
lying promise is ethical, even if it might save the life of a child. Smythe (1998) writes: "As Kant had indicated, we have a duty...
As things now stand, much is lacking which prevents men from being, or easily becoming, capable of correctly using their own reaso...
considered moral to steal or lie. Anti-abortion activists have taken this a step further, considering their murdering of abortion ...
never having existed at all (Kant). He also points out that we have "nothing before us that could now teach us anything about our ...
life, white lies can protect people from hurt feelings. They can be used to motivate others to do good things. There are sometimes...