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Knowledge Theories Empiricism and Rationalism

In six pages this paper examines these two philosophical schools of knowledge with the categorical imperative of Immanuel Kant and...

Metaphysics As a Guide to Morals by Iris Murdoch

looked at in the context of history and of the study of philosophy. II. Metaphysics Metaphysics is an abstract part of philos...

Morality According to Kant and Mill

In five pages this paper offers a comparative analysis of the moral philosophies of Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill. Four sour...

Knowing Truth That Has Not Been Proven

However, we can also argue that the proof f this truth made no difference to whether the belief was true, being true even before i...

Knowledge and the Concepts of Immanuel Kant

delve further into the subject matter and ask how reason transcends experience. Clearly, while elevating experience above reason, ...

Deontological and Utilitarian Ethical Perspectives on Organ Transplants

significant proportion of the feelings associated with organ transplant are positive. Not all aspects of organ transplant are ass...

US' Diminishing Democracy

freedom was only for themselves. Anyone not agreeing with the religious tenets of the Puritans was ostracized from all Puritan co...

Abortion and Morality

Introduction The issues surrounding abortion are complex to say the least. People are polarized on the issue...

Subjectivist vs. Rationalist Philosophical Theories

here on Earth. This of course, did not go over well with the Church who was used to organizing everyones life on Earth. Reason, th...

Modernity, Postmodernity, and the Moral Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

reason (Kants Ethics, 2003). In his famous, Critique of Pure Reason, Kant "sought to answer the skepticism of empiricists like Hu...

Death Penalty Social and Philosophical Justifications

who could argue with that idea? Of course, capital punishment is an ongoing debate and one that has been around for centuries. Als...

Immanuel Kant and Deontology

actions should not merely be personal. We cannot rely on our actions and motives being righteous and fully ethical if we are doing...

Liberty and Autonomy According to Immanuel Kant

past times are given (or as he put it more cautiously, "presupposed") in the present time. It is possible, according to Kant, tha...

World Knowledge and the Mind

Know You Know? According to Waittenmaker (1999), research has demonstrated that it is an individuals background knowledge that ha...

Humanist Philosophies of Immanuel Kant in Metaphysics Of Morals

not merely things to be used to reach ones goal, but are sentient beings with worth beyond measure. The golden rule may be interp...

A Capital Punishment Analysis

according to The Columbia Encyclopedia is "imposition of penalty of death by the state" (Capital Punishment, 1993). Altho...

Categorical Imperative of Immanuel Kant

Challenge, then, for Kant, would come from the inherent process that man experiences as he moves away from nature and into a socie...

Community and the Possession of Private Arms

In ten pages this paper considers the right to bear arms in America in a discussion of community with a comparison of the philosop...

Medical Ethics and Disclosure of HIV

In five pages the issue of HIV disclosure is examined from the perspective of medical ethics in a consideration of the perspective...

Lying and the Categorical Imperative of Immanuel Kant

In five pages an evaluation of the categorical imperative of Immanuel Kant, which contends that there is never an ethical justific...

Applying Utilitarianism to an Ethical Decision

for a long period of time. It may be noted that the problem was caused by steroid use when jerry was in his 20s, and the dangers w...

Causation and the Philosophical Differences Between David Hume and Immanuel Kant

In six pages this paper discusses causation and knowledge in a consideration of the differences between the philosophies of David ...

A Posteriori and A Prior Judgment Differences and Synthetic and Analytical Judgment Distinctions in Critique of Pure Reason by Immanuel Kant

In five pages these judgment differentials as defined by Immanuel Kant are analyzed. Three sources are cited in the bibliography....

Kantian Concept Happiness and Metaphysics of Morals

In five pages this paper discusses happiness and virtue as these concepts relate to Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant. Three...

Philosophical Issues' Examination

In five pages this paper considers philosophies of James Mills and Immanuel Kant in a discussion of how philosophy can develop iss...

Universal Morality Philosophy of Immanuel Kant in Everyday Life

In 5 pages this paper examines the universal morality philosophy of Immanuel Kant and how it can be applied to daily life. One sou...

Kant, Aquinas, and Others on the Existence of God

In six pages philosophers such as Immanuel Kant and Thomas Aquinas are incorporated into a series of student submitted questions a...

Moral Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

to consider the fact that when one stretches his ethical judgment and attempts to justify an immoral act, it can be argued that th...

Philosophers on the Death Penalty

In ten pages capital punishment is examined in terms of ethical acceptability with an attempt to arrive at a consensus through a c...

Hume, Kant, and Aristotle

In five pages this essay discusses David Hume, Immanuel Kant, and Aristotle by contrasting and comparing their philosophies regard...