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worthy but they are not. This leads Kant to further defining what makes good will different from bad will: "A good will is good...

is the act of lying. Suppose one is held hostage in a similar situation as the one described, but the victim does not have to do a...

are told, when will others in the same position known if they are being told the truth, or will they assume the worse, harming hum...

theoretically more justifiable in such an instance, how do we deal with other situations of killing? How do we justify killing wh...

not for ones performance, but for his or her actions which may be attributable to a sense of duty (Honderich 323). To some, this m...

other words, relativity really does not have a place in this line of thinking. Kant did to some extent however distinguish betwee...

acquainted with the roots of their philosophical knowledge when, one might surmise, it came to postulating the myriad circumstance...

"a priori" as they are "evident through thinking alone and not based on sense experience" (Gensler, 2002). "A priori" ethics are n...

how one determines the parameters of moral law is what he refers to as the "categorical imperative." It offers a valuable framewo...

and Kant. While both of these men had many critics, they raised points which even critics contended were worthy of the discussion...

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...

their own minds, try to "find" a motivation for Mersaults actions. Mersault is eventually convicted and sentenced with a motive th...

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

of color to drawing (2002). The economy of statement had been seen to be in line with keeping with the new severity of taste (20...

have anticipated the degradation that would take place toward the trees, grass and animals, all of whom are just as integral to th...

In arguing with the Empiricists, Kant noted that the mind is necessary in order to quantify experience; that the mind isnt a blank...

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

In six pages this research paper and essay considers how God's existence or lack thereof was argued by these three philosophers. ...

In five pages this report examines how Kant offered philosophical distinctions between right or the responsibilities of justice an...

a child and she was a child/In this kingdom by the sea" (lines 7-8). These lines, as do the opening lines of the poem, establish a...

perceive it or try to measure it. Zebrowski (1994) remarks that Kant "denied the reality of passing time" (p.80). For Kant, both ...

exceeds any individual persons comprehension. Transcendence then exceeds all human capacity. This concept is not foreign to the re...

This essay responds to several issues concerning King David. What was the Davidic covenant. Since David sinned, why is he consider...

This paper reviews the book 1776 by author David McCullough. No additional sources are listed. ...

in their fathers footsteps. Like Jesus, John began preaching at the age of 30 (Catholic Online, 2007). His location was the banks...

even know such a field as graphic art existed until he was 27 years of age and up until he became involved in art he was a profess...

contrast the modern day with ancient times. If he does have an argument, it might be that people are not so different throughout h...

that their greater goal on this earth was to remain dedicated to God in everything they did. Winthrop instructs his listeners to ...

This five page essay reviews the book by John B. Cobb, Jr. Two different views of Cobb are pursued. These views are formed around...

of this time was The Intervention of the Sabine Women (Olgas Gallery). And, interestingly enough, this was very political for it d...