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Essays 211 - 240
for self-defense and that man must rationalize certain behaviors in order to reject common tendencies. Kants viewpoints, argued ...
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...
to their marriage, but they lust in their hearts. Some might fault such individuals anyway, because they are acting only due to th...
is on a morphine drip to which there is attached only one instruction: decrease the drip when respirations reach four per minute....
any experience they may have gained in this aspect. Rational beings need not confer with others in order to determine a true good ...
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...
understanding. For example, Kants The Critique of Pure Reason (1781) begins with the words: "There can be no doubt that all our kn...
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...
(Nietzsche, 1974). It does seem to be true that when someone supports old institutions and mainstays they are applauded by the lar...
of subjective satisfaction (Seifert, 2003). Moral goodness just is. One looks at a baby or a puppy and thinks that these living th...
the mind" then "no physical thing exists outside the mind" (McGreal 252). Third, primary qualities such as solidity, extension, sh...
This research paper examines Kant's philosophy of transcendental deduction, with a specific focus on the transcendental unity of a...
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...
lying promise is ethical, even if it might save the life of a child. Smythe (1998) writes: "As Kant had indicated, we have a duty...
As things now stand, much is lacking which prevents men from being, or easily becoming, capable of correctly using their own reaso...
experiences were possible (Gogan, 2006). This author indicates this in the following: "Kant gets rid of the usual foundation for r...
in that area, only fifteen miles down the road, accepting that level of emission as long as the plant is staffed only by Mexican w...
more righteous than if one was merely envious of anothers success even if the successful person had done nothing wrong. Of course,...
never having existed at all (Kant). He also points out that we have "nothing before us that could now teach us anything about our ...
everyone else acting in the same way" (The categorical imperative). The question then becomes, do we want the law of pre-emptive...
there are other outside influences. In ethics of choice, Kantian philosophy dictates that intention or consequences can aff...
an author chooses to present his arguments can have an impact on how easy (or difficult) it is to understand him. This paper consi...
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...
This essay discusses Kant's categorical imperative as illustrated by applications evident in criminal justice and law enforcement....
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...
of knowledge through experience, and so is the basis for synthetic statements that are linked to a postiori knowledge. Kant used ...
Oath. This was traditionally taken by all graduating doctors, but many institutions do not insist on it toady. The original oath h...
a man will not work, he shall not eat" (2 Thessalonians 3:10). "Work" is not always something that returns money as a reward or p...