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Nietzsche's Philosophy

(Nietzsche, 1974). It does seem to be true that when someone supports old institutions and mainstays they are applauded by the lar...

An Ethical Argument on the Abortion Issue

that school. He points out that the insight that Aristotle provides in "On the Soul" and "On the Generation of Animals" serves as...

Kantian Ethics and a World Hunger Evaluation

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

Reflective and Determinate Judgment

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

Morality Theory of Immanuel Kant

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

'The World's Oldest Profession' as a Degradation of Women

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

Moral Conduct and the Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

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

Health Care and an Application of Distributive Justice

Where Philosophy and Reality Meet Accessibility to and the cost of health care have been overriding issues...

Life and Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

first time Kant introduced the notion of the human mind as a creator of experience instead of merely a passive recipient (Immanuel...

Hume, Kant, and Descartes' Teleological, Ontological, and Cosmological Arguments and God's Existence Criticisms

Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....

Doing Good and Medical Ethics

Oath. This was traditionally taken by all graduating doctors, but many institutions do not insist on it toady. The original oath h...

Moral Philosophies of Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill

In five pages this essay compares and contrasts Immanuel Kant's 18th century moral philosophy with that of John Stuart Mill's 19th...

Duty According to Immanuel Kant

In five pages this paper examines Kant's perspective on moral worth and duty. One source is cited in the bibliography....

Structural Engineering and Ethics

In seventeen pages the collapses of several structural buildings in Asia are discussed in a consideration of design ethics and com...

Philosophy of an Enlightened Age

In five pages an examination of spiritual and religious enlightenment past and present is considered in a discussion of Foucault's...

Pacifism and War as Viewed by Immanuel Kant

for self-defense and that man must rationalize certain behaviors in order to reject common tendencies. Kants viewpoints, argued ...

Medical Practicing on Newly Dead Bodies and Ethics

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...

Ethical Validity of Conscription

Halberstadts involvement with the military didnt end after Vietnam. Indeed, he has moved in and out of the military circle for de...

Goodness and Philosophy

of subjective satisfaction (Seifert, 2003). Moral goodness just is. One looks at a baby or a puppy and thinks that these living th...

Comparative Analysis of Hegel and Kant

In four pages concepts of religion, God, and transcendence are considered in a comparative analysis of Kant's philosophy and Hegel...

Questions Regarding Personal Ethics

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...

Liberty Restrictions and Employees' Out of Work Activities

costs of replacing the employee should the need arise. This can be examined not only in terms of modern morals and the way it may ...

Immanuel Kant on Morality

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...

Western Concepts on Imagination and Its Origins

of poetry, since it is the expression of imagination that allows for emotional comprehension. Introduction Imagination i...

Skepticism of David Hume Answered by Immanuel Kant

Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...

World War II the US and Japan

This paper explores the reasons the US entered World War II as well as the reasons behind the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor. T...

John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism and Immanuel Kant's Ethics

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

High School Students: Reasoning

or concepts being classified" (Maxwell, no date). Critical reasoning is a form of logical thinking where conclusions are drawn f...

Kant's Moral Theory

there is a contradiction. Good will should be implemented, but at the same time, there is a sense that relying on such ideas, or s...

A Comparison of Kant's Enlightened Human Being with Nietzsche's Noble Human Being

human comparable with Kants ideas? For Nietzsche, the noble human being strives to be alone, to stand up for himself, to take on r...