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other words, lets say that someone came along and said that the sky was falling and that it was a miracle! Basically what Hume is...

his position by specifying that only a certain kind of agent can qualify as a moral agent, and thus subject to the ascriptions of...

In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...

would be clearly dependent upon the eye of the beholder. Therefore, the conclusions were not judgments, per se, but were response...

important at all. The theme is war itself, the suffering, the realities that many simply ignore. And, perhaps most importantly, in...

his own observation and experience" (Hume). In other words, an old dog, due to his experience, knows the rabbit will double back. ...

the greatest number is the right thing to do (Utilitarianism: The greatest good for the greatest number, 2004; hereafter Utilitari...

ethics. Personal differences and preferences have the capacity to impact organizational ethics in a variety of ways. This is mos...

become complex, as the firm has a duty to the shareholders to undertake business to create profit, potential losses and lost oppor...

performance assessments from a legal perspective, a professional perspective and an ethical perspective. 2. Performance Assessment...

are what make us the morally minded creatures we strive to be, although their principles are often overlooked or misconstrued. To...

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 ...

In five pages this paper examines Kant's perspective on moral worth and duty. One source is cited in the bibliography....

In five pages this paper examines Kant's philosophical considerations of religion from a moral perspective. Five sources are cite...

that school. He points out that the insight that Aristotle provides in "On the Soul" and "On the Generation of Animals" serves as...

what no republic may dare" (1784). Interestingly, about five years after the writing of this piece the French would take the heads...

seem to be common sense. Because there are so many belief systems in a melting pot society, why not just let people decide their o...

divided into public and private rights. Then the work goes on to Part II and is headed Metaphysical first principles of the doctri...

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

human nature is bound by the weakness of mans character? In short, Platos (1979) freed prisoner is himself, the cave reflects the...

In ten pages this paper discusses goodness through the concepts of John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant and discusses how in assista...

non-hypothetical, because she is operating on the belief that non-hypothetical and imperatives cannot co-exist. This would seem to...

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

based primarily on sex, and one partner ages poorly, the other partner may leave the relationship. In some way, if the relationshi...

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

beautiful. However, how can one make such judgments without purpose? Why is something wrong? If there is no purpose to life no one...

words, "how does one KNOW that this is the truth". Most of Socrates teaching took place on the steps of a Lyceum, much like an a...

with happiness, but the instant gratification achieved through immoral pleasure is not as good. It goes beyond that. Does one give...

circumstances or the surrounding empirical conditions (158). Kant goes on to elaborate on this point but concludes with an interes...

The central issue has nothing to do with the sex of the individuals. The case is not affected by the fact that they are two...