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

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

to properly identify herself surely saved lives. In the hypothetical situation at hand, there is no heroism, so it would be diffic...

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

ideals clearly possessed an understanding that many people had no "maturity" and no real understanding of enlightenment. Kings mis...

rationalism of Leibniz and the skepticism of Hume" (Immanuel Kant). Kants bottom-line position is that individuals should act fro...

Woody Guthries and Henry Fondas careers, and many current land- and water-use policies in the western United States. Ideas, even b...

one belonged. Kant believed that accessing this moral law which was indeed universal consisted of relying on our own instincts, n...

In nine pages this paper examines infidelity as a form of lying as represented in the movie Random Hearts and in literature in the...

chap6f.html). We note that with deontology, "If, in the nature of action, a contradiction is found, then that is the rational ...

world, few governments would allow either situation to exist. Yet, it would be troubling for anyone to be completely dominated by ...

that is good. The sun is going down, and it is cold, so that is bad. Evil is something much worse than bad. Obviously, a setting s...

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...

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

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

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

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...

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

lives. If a knife is to someones throat, should he or she lie in order to save his or her life? Many people would say yes, but to ...

an enlightened age?" the answer is, "No, but we do live in an age of enlightenment." " (PG). Kant incidentally does write during t...

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...

to treat everyone equally which may mean a policy of affirmative action. One has to recognize race, and then level the playing fie...

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...

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

human understanding. He saw the concept as being equated with something that exceeds any individual persons comprehension. Transce...