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are the core of moral tradition as defined within the context of societal constraints. Most people associate moral tradition with...

an emotional argument such as that, it is not sufficient to prompt a true, logical conclusion regarding the problem of world hunge...

freedom of speech as well as to be able to use reason publicly in all matters without fear of retribution, is very important. It i...

a certain set of circumstances, and that would not be acceptable as a moral guide. B) Consider a new law that requires people wit...

degrading 5. Throughout history we have evidence of right versus wrong; of morality versus immorality 6. In this way, it...

nature of human thought. Kants stance is extremely rational. However, some of his maxims prove to be unworkable in regards to ce...

In three pages these concepts are defined and then the concept of pleasure is examined through an application of Immanuel Kant's c...

physical body to be sold, for the enjoyment of others, is tantamount to transforming the human body into a physical object. Kant...

is not particularly concerned with explaining the universe, but rather offers the argument to how that God exists. "You ask me, wh...

As things now stand, much is lacking which prevents men from being, or easily becoming, capable of correctly using their own reaso...

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...

never having existed at all (Kant). He also points out that we have "nothing before us that could now teach us anything about our ...

right. Kant felt that right actions had moral value in of themselves, not simply because of their consequences. Therefore, he wrot...

In five pages this paper considers 3 of Kant's formulations regarding a lone categorical imperative as presented in his philosophi...

the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...

will a universal law" (Immanuel Kant). In ethics of choice, Kantian philosophy dictates that intention or consequences can ...

In five pages this report considers how morality can be taught in the public school system by applying the human knowledge theory ...

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 paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of Immanuel Kant with John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism. There ...

In six pages this paper examines how the morality theories of these philosophers can be practically applied. Two sources are cite...

In five pages both philosophical arguments regarding moral judgment are compared along with a consideration of why each would disa...

and aesthetic projects of resistance and revolution, recooperation and universalism all played an integral role within the ultimat...

this principle, Kant directly addresses the topic of lying by posing the question: "When I am in distress, may I may a promise wit...

A 3 page reaction paper to Immanuel Kant’s 1786 text “Speculative Beginning of Human History,” which draws on the Judeo/Christian ...

the consequences of human action" (Kemerling, 2001). What Kant is saying is that even if we make a choice to take some sort of act...

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

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

the society has been "dumbed down." It does seem true that the masses rarely think for themselves. They vote by sound bite and for...

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

This itself is also likely to have been influenced by the long Peloponnesian war in which Plato himself was involved. Different me...