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by humanity, without turning to any other body of factual information or knowledge. In other words, it is possible for people to c...
In six pages this paper examines how Gaunilo philosophically responded to St. Anselm's Proslogion as it featured his argument on G...
points which are "1) God is defined as the being in which none greater is possible; 2) It is true that the notion of God exists i...
conclusion that "a being than which none greater can be conceived can be conceived to be greater than it is," which is "absurd" (A...
This 3 page paper is a response to Philippa Foot’s critique of Immanuel Kant’s categorical imperative. ...
In twenty pages this research paper considers philosophical arguments pertaining to God's existence as argued in support and in op...
In five pages this paper considers 3 of Kant's formulations regarding a lone categorical imperative as presented in his philosophi...
the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...
is Anselms primary opponent in his argument regarding the existence of God. Kants separation between the analytic and the synthet...
In five pages William Paley's teleological argument, St. Anselm's ontological argument, and St. Thomas Aquinas' cosmological argum...
In five pages this paper discusses Saint Anselm's 2 proofs regarding the God concept and the noncontradiction laws along with thes...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the views of Immanuel Kant and John Locke on the concept of government as represen...
In five pages the issue of causality and its nature regarding human existence understanding are examined from the philosophical pe...
critics contending that dialogue apart from justice is nothing more than a veiled continuation of social domination. Distin...
through a consideration not of personal benefit but simply on the basis that the choices are the only rational ones. Kant argues ...
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...
This paper examines how in Amphiboly of the Concepts of Reflection, Immanuel Kant refutes Locke and Leibniz's theories in 5 pages....
offer the greatest good to the greatest number, in that the rights of the majority - the workforce - are protected. However, we al...
freedom of speech as well as to be able to use reason publicly in all matters without fear of retribution, is very important. It i...
this principle, Kant directly addresses the topic of lying by posing the question: "When I am in distress, may I may a promise wit...
not believe that we should be without kings, but that their power should be limited, "That Kings are not superiors to, but adminis...
right. Kant felt that right actions had moral value in of themselves, not simply because of their consequences. Therefore, he wrot...
A 3 page reaction paper to Immanuel Kant’s 1786 text “Speculative Beginning of Human History,” which draws on the Judeo/Christian ...
more righteous than if one was merely envious of anothers success even if the successful person had done nothing wrong. Of course,...
there is a contradiction. Good will should be implemented, but at the same time, there is a sense that relying on such ideas, or s...
human comparable with Kants ideas? For Nietzsche, the noble human being strives to be alone, to stand up for himself, to take on r...
an author chooses to present his arguments can have an impact on how easy (or difficult) it is to understand him. This paper consi...
This essay discusses Kant's categorical imperative as illustrated by applications evident in criminal justice and law enforcement....
In five pages this report considers how morality can be taught in the public school system by applying the human knowledge theory ...
This paper offers summary, contrasts, comparisons, and weakness analyses of these ethical philosophies. No additional sources are...