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Time Concepts of Immanuel Kant

perceive it or try to measure it. Zebrowski (1994) remarks that Kant "denied the reality of passing time" (p.80). For Kant, both ...

'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...

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...

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...

Is Cannibalism Ever Justified?

one philosopher might say that it is always wrong to kill other people, or one might may qualify that idea by saying that it is al...

Kant on the End of All Things and Perpetual Peace

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

Kant, the Categorical Imperative and the Invasion of Iraq

everyone else acting in the same way" (The categorical imperative). The question then becomes, do we want the law of pre-emptive...

Ethics: The Views of Aristotle and Kant

life, white lies can protect people from hurt feelings. They can be used to motivate others to do good things. There are sometimes...

An Ethical Personal Code

considered moral to steal or lie. Anti-abortion activists have taken this a step further, considering their murdering of abortion ...

Theology and the Impact of the Enlightenment

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

Kantian Ethics and Reason

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...

Philosophers on God's Existence

experiences were possible (Gogan, 2006). This author indicates this in the following: "Kant gets rid of the usual foundation for r...

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...

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....

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 ...

Religion Within the Limits of Reason Alone According to Immanuel Kant

In five pages this paper examines Kant's philosophical considerations of religion from a moral perspective. Five sources are cite...

Influence of David Hume on Immanuel Kant

contends that Humes definition of "cause" (using reason to infer existence), as "a bastard of the imagination, impregnated by expe...

Moral Liberalism, Moral Communitarianism, and Moral Relativism

it is not necessary that everybody feel compelled or obligated to do so. Moral Communitarianism The philosophy and scholarship of...

Three Questions of Philosophy

This 7 page paper explores three different philosophical concents: the design theory, Kant's theories of knowledge and Plato's ide...

Duty of the Individual and Immanuel Kant

In six pages Groundwork for the Metaphysics of Morals by Immanuel Kant is examined in a consideration of perfect and imperfect dut...

'Political Moralists' and Morality as Viewed by Immanuel Kant

In five pages this paper examines the concept of 'political moralist' and how it does not apply to Kant's philosophical ideas rega...

Critical Philosophy of Immanuel Kant

what a human being can understand. God knows all and many can accept that concept. But Kant did not let it go at that. He did not ...

Zen Buddhism Philosophy, Suzuki Roshi, and Immanuel Kant

In six pages this paper examines the philosophical similarities and differences between Suzuki Roshi's and Immanuel Kant's theorie...

Moral Freedom According to Jean Paul Sartre and Immanuel Kant

always considered as an end in himself" (35). In other words, this man would ultimately be persuaded not to take his own life by ...

Bertrand Russell and 'A Priori Knowledge'

In one page this paper explains Russell's The Problems of Philosophy in which he discusses how a priori knowledge exists and emplo...

Ford Pinto Case and the Categorical Imperative of Immanuel Kant

In ten pages this paper discusses the rights and virtue theories as well as utilitarianism, cost benefit analysis, ethics, solutio...

Ethical Views on Euthanasia

In five pages a nursing perspective is presented in this ethical consideration of euthanasia and its related issues with reference...

Copernican Revolution and Immanuel Kant

way the world actually exists. This became the central premise of the body of theories that were described as Kants Copernican Re...

Modern Movement Influence Upon Architects and Fashion

In fifteen pages Le Corbusier's modern architecture movement is examined in terms of how it links architecture and fashion in acco...

Kantian Perspective on Euthanasia

This paper consists of four pages and considers Immanuel Kant's perceived perspectives on euthanasia with its advocacy thereby est...