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Immanuel Kant's Theories on Ethics

ethics, or those which are based on moral obligation and duty. Kant argued that "the moral status of an action is not determined b...

Enron Scandal and Business Ethics

benefit from various government subsidies, it also cheated millions of shareholders using questionable accounting practices design...

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...

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....

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...

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...

Overview of Synthetic A Priori Philosophical Judgments

of knowledge through experience, and so is the basis for synthetic statements that are linked to a postiori knowledge. Kant used ...

'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...

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...

Kant’s Format for Argument

an author chooses to present his arguments can have an impact on how easy (or difficult) it is to understand him. This paper consi...

Applying Utilitarianism to an Ethical Decision

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...

Criminal Justice and Kant's Categorical Imperative

This essay discusses Kant's categorical imperative as illustrated by applications evident in criminal justice and law enforcement....

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...

Kant’s Categorical Imperative

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

Karl Marx and the Enlightenment & Kant’s Hope for the Future

not believe that we should be without kings, but that their power should be limited, "That Kings are not superiors to, but adminis...

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...

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...

John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant's Philosophies

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

Immanuel Kant's Perspective on Public School Morality Teaching Teaching

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

Kant's Views on Duty and Conscience

felt that a similar approach could be taken with regard to consciousness....

John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant's Philosophies

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

Theoretical Application of John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant's Philosophies

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

Immanuel Kant's Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals and David Hume's An Enquiry Concerning Human Understanding

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

Lying Viewed Through Kant's Categorical Imperative

Immanuel Kant believed that lying is wrong in all instances, a view called his Categorical Imperative. This paper offers a critica...

Kant's 'Kantianism Ethics' and Mill's 'Utilitarian Ethics'

This paper offers summary, contrasts, comparisons, and weakness analyses of these ethical philosophies. No additional sources are...

Ethical Issues/Living Wills

precisely the same as for other patients. Legal responsibility for care decisions in cases where there is a living will: does the...

U.S. Legal Questions on Estates, Wills, and Contract Law Answered

agreement had an agreed price of $30,000, but this was changed to $27,500. This was amended in the contract before John singed it,...