Essays 1 - 30
Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...
In five pages both philosophical arguments regarding moral judgment are compared along with a consideration of why each would disa...
In five pages Hume's attack on the self or personal identity is discussed as represented in A Treatise of Human Nature and also co...
In seven pages this paper analyzes the views of these philosophers as they relate to the death penalty. Six sources are cited in ...
In five pages this report examines the assertion that there is a separation of the body and soul and that each event is attributed...
In five pages this essay discusses David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Aristotle by contrasting and comparing their philosophies regard...
In five pages this paper considers these two philosophers' views regarding empiricism and the origin of reason in a comparative ex...
In six pages this paper discusses how Plato's Euthyphro would be received by Hume and Kant in a consideration of family duty, love...
Inquiry Concerning The Principles of Morals Hume appears to attack the rigorism model of moral judgment in that he believes that ...
contends that Humes definition of "cause" (using reason to infer existence), as "a bastard of the imagination, impregnated by expe...
In six pages this paper discusses causation and knowledge in a consideration of the differences between the philosophies of David ...
rather selfish but perhaps it is true. Hume further believes that that the house also produces pleasure, which in turn produces pr...
the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...
event has a cause; and, second, an immortal soul exists distinct from the body. Therefore, freedom of the human will serves as an ...
all that man can know, as well for the conduct of his life as for the preservation of his health and the discovery of all the arts...
acknowledging it as the source from which the mind receives sensory information. However, Kant argued that the mind cannot know th...
In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...
Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....
The educational perspectives of these individuals are contrasted and compared in three pages. Two sources are cited in the biblio...
defines it as sort of a liveliness of vividness that accompanies the perception of a new idea. A belief, he says, is more than an...
is not particularly concerned with explaining the universe, but rather offers the argument to how that God exists. "You ask me, wh...
one philosopher might say that it is always wrong to kill other people, or one might may qualify that idea by saying that it is al...
of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...
(Nietzsche, 1974). It does seem to be true that when someone supports old institutions and mainstays they are applauded by the lar...
In eight pages Hume's counter philosophical arguments to causality are examined with supporting evidence offered by Immanuel Kant ...
or observation. For example we can only argue that the mans eyes are blue by looking at his eyes. Here we have a statement that ne...
In five pages this paper considers 3 of Kant's formulations regarding a lone categorical imperative as presented in his philosophi...
This 3 page paper is a response to Philippa Foot’s critique of Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative. ...
or the perception of identity changes through time. For example, someone grows up and has certain experiences and perceptions and ...
able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...