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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...

agree with Aristotles ideas, and see morality as a living concept, and something that should not be tampered with. What might Aris...

an enlightened age?" the answer is, "No, but we do live in an age of enlightenment." " (PG). Kant incidentally does write during t...

lives. If a knife is to someones throat, should he or she lie in order to save his or her life? Many people would say yes, but to ...

is Anselms primary opponent in his argument regarding the existence of God. Kants separation between the analytic and the synthet...

acknowledging it as the source from which the mind receives sensory information. However, Kant argued that the mind cannot know th...

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...

The problem which arose was that if the mind generates all perception, then is our understanding of something "real", meaning of t...

hospital quite naturally is concerned about the cost of continuing to provide care for Andrew, but it can be assured that there is...

Woody Guthries and Henry Fondas careers, and many current land- and water-use policies in the western United States. Ideas, even b...

new. The result was the death of the brand, all ferries were gradually changed to P&O ferries, the name of the parent company, but...

certain choices in life. They make communion and choose a new middle name. They go to school, and their degree is attached to that...

humans should be moral we often think of the works of those major philosophers who adamantly supported morality. We look to great...

In ten pages this paper discusses goodness through the concepts of John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant and discusses how in assista...

fairness and justice (Rawls, 1958). Many of Rawls philosophies are reflective of those of other great thinkers who preced...

who consistently place the needs of others above their own. The individuals who do this seemingly so naturally often can be diffi...

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...

youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens (PG). While Socrates had much faith in people and believed that morali...

he could use public transportation to visit his parents nearby town. In short, the argument that Mr. Paul depends on his dr...

education is still substantially elevated in contemporary culture. Aristotle, on the other hand, sees virtue as choice and so mora...

manner in order to attain end-E" (Honderich, 1995, p. 436). For example, a person might resolve to pay a bill as soon as it is rec...

In nine pages this paper examines infidelity as a form of lying as represented in the movie Random Hearts and in literature in the...

the ability to learn nursings technical complexities and already have full command of ethical values to the point that the can act...

morality that originated in its modern form with Jeremy Bentham -- utilitarianism. Mill believed that an action should be judged b...

in developing nations is broad; the specific interest of a specific NGO depends on the organizations business and its goals for th...

after his death would become the worlds largest retailer. In principle and on paper at least, Wal-Mart still operates on th...

chap6f.html). We note that with deontology, "If, in the nature of action, a contradiction is found, then that is the rational ...

event has a cause; and, second, an immortal soul exists distinct from the body. Therefore, freedom of the human will serves as an ...

actions should not merely be personal. We cannot rely on our actions and motives being righteous and fully ethical if we are doing...