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Essays 211 - 240
morality that originated in its modern form with Jeremy Bentham -- utilitarianism. Mill believed that an action should be judged b...
all that man can know, as well for the conduct of his life as for the preservation of his health and the discovery of all the arts...
In five pages a case study involving whether or not to have a baby or have an abortion is examined in an application of the theori...
other words, relativity really does not have a place in this line of thinking. Kant did to some extent however distinguish betwee...
"a priori" as they are "evident through thinking alone and not based on sense experience" (Gensler, 2002). "A priori" ethics are n...
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...
Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...
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...
acquainted with the roots of their philosophical knowledge when, one might surmise, it came to postulating the myriad circumstance...
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...
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 six pages 7 student posed questions regarding how these philosophers interpret morality and ethics are answered. Four sources ...
In five pages this paper examines the concept of 'political moralist' and how it does not apply to Kant's philosophical ideas rega...
In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the philosophical perspectives of Mill and Kant in terms of the similarities and di...
contends that Humes definition of "cause" (using reason to infer existence), as "a bastard of the imagination, impregnated by expe...
ethical relativism is to examine the wide and varying societal rules that bind one to ones cultural existence. Indeed, it is impo...
moral philosophy. It is important to understand that Kant makes a clear distinction between perceiving and thinking, which he cre...
In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...
rather selfish but perhaps it is true. Hume further believes that that the house also produces pleasure, which in turn produces pr...
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...
In five pages this paper examines Kant's perspective on moral worth and duty. One source is cited in the bibliography....
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...
for self-defense and that man must rationalize certain behaviors in order to reject common tendencies. Kants viewpoints, argued ...
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...
defines it as sort of a liveliness of vividness that accompanies the perception of a new idea. A belief, he says, is more than an...