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of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...

more righteous than if one was merely envious of anothers success even if the successful person had done nothing wrong. Of course,...

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...

This essay discusses Kant's categorical imperative as illustrated by applications evident in criminal justice and law enforcement....

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...

there are other outside influences. In ethics of choice, Kantian philosophy dictates that intention or consequences can aff...

everyone else acting in the same way" (The categorical imperative). The question then becomes, do we want the law of pre-emptive...

an author chooses to present his arguments can have an impact on how easy (or difficult) it is to understand him. This paper consi...

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

the old mans money to the poor. While he fears being found out, when he is, the people not only forgive him, but elect him their n...

any experience they may have gained in this aspect. Rational beings need not confer with others in order to determine a true good ...

they are wage laborers or business owners. To some extent, Marx has a point, but only to an extent. Kant has a different take on...

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...

is on a morphine drip to which there is attached only one instruction: decrease the drip when respirations reach four per minute....

first place and eschewing the monetary aspect so often clouding ones ethical perspective. "Looking back now on all previous attem...

area where the mines were laid" (14). Only the most determined and profit-oriented marketer or the one with no sense of moral scru...

(Nietzsche, 1974). It does seem to be true that when someone supports old institutions and mainstays they are applauded by the lar...

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

The problem with meaning as it relates to Kantian duty is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connotati...

Halberstadts involvement with the military didnt end after Vietnam. Indeed, he has moved in and out of the military circle for de...

that the morality of choice is based on the greater good. The saying, "the needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few" arise...

benefit from various government subsidies, it also cheated millions of shareholders using questionable accounting practices design...

costs of replacing the employee should the need arise. This can be examined not only in terms of modern morals and the way it may ...

ethics, or those which are based on moral obligation and duty. Kant argued that "the moral status of an action is not determined b...

In five pages this essay compares and contrasts Immanuel Kant's 18th century moral philosophy with that of John Stuart Mill's 19th...

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...

it is not necessary that everybody feel compelled or obligated to do so. Moral Communitarianism The philosophy and scholarship of...