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his position by specifying that only a certain kind of agent can qualify as a moral agent, and thus subject to the ascriptions of...
and Kant. While both of these men had many critics, they raised points which even critics contended were worthy of the discussion...
a fair and equitable return for the business owner and his or her investors. Clearly, the world has become far more complicated a...
to their marriage, but they lust in their hearts. Some might fault such individuals anyway, because they are acting only due to th...
their own minds, try to "find" a motivation for Mersaults actions. Mersault is eventually convicted and sentenced with a motive th...
morality that originated in its modern form with Jeremy Bentham -- utilitarianism. Mill believed that an action should be judged b...
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...
for a time when people often thought of God as the determining factor in their fate. With philosophers like Kant and Mill saying ...
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...
understanding. For example, Kants The Critique of Pure Reason (1781) begins with the words: "There can be no doubt that all our kn...
have anticipated the degradation that would take place toward the trees, grass and animals, all of whom are just as integral to th...
the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...
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...
how one determines the parameters of moral law is what he refers to as the "categorical imperative." It offers a valuable framewo...
but when exampled it becomes clear. For instance, one ought to respect human life. If one respects the life of another, then they ...
this principle, Kant directly addresses the topic of lying by posing the question: "When I am in distress, may I may a promise wit...
In seven pages this paper analyzes the views of these philosophers as they relate to the death penalty. Six sources are cited in ...
de La Mettrie - Mental Activity In "Man a Machine" (1748), de La Mettrie says: "Let us start out then to discover not...
In ten pages this paper discusses the rights and virtue theories as well as utilitarianism, cost benefit analysis, ethics, solutio...
In five pages this paper considers 3 of Kant's formulations regarding a lone categorical imperative as presented in his philosophi...
In four pages this paper analyzes the 2 prefaces' argument and their necessity. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....
always considered as an end in himself" (35). In other words, this man would ultimately be persuaded not to take his own life by ...
In six pages this paper discusses how Plato's Euthyphro would be received by Hume and Kant in a consideration of family duty, love...
In five pages both philosophical arguments regarding moral judgment are compared along with a consideration of why each would disa...
In five pages this paper examines the individual rights' differences in opinion between Aristotle and Kant and considers how Kant ...
In six pages this paper examines how the morality theories of these philosophers can be practically applied. Two sources are cite...
In six pages this research paper defines morality within the context of Kant's philosophy and also considers supreme morality's va...
In six pages this paper discusses crime and punishment in a fictitious dialogue between Kant, Hobbes, and Plato. Three sources ar...
In five pages this report examines how Kant offered philosophical distinctions between right or the responsibilities of justice an...