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

to their marriage, but they lust in their hearts. Some might fault such individuals anyway, because they are acting only due to th...

first place and eschewing the monetary aspect so often clouding ones ethical perspective. "Looking back now on all previous attem...

area where the mines were laid" (14). Only the most determined and profit-oriented marketer or the one with no sense of moral scru...

understanding. For example, Kants The Critique of Pure Reason (1781) begins with the words: "There can be no doubt that all our kn...

or observation. For example we can only argue that the mans eyes are blue by looking at his eyes. Here we have a statement that ne...

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

is on a morphine drip to which there is attached only one instruction: decrease the drip when respirations reach four per minute....

any experience they may have gained in this aspect. Rational beings need not confer with others in order to determine a true good ...

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...

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

in that area, only fifteen miles down the road, accepting that level of emission as long as the plant is staffed only by Mexican w...

more righteous than if one was merely envious of anothers success even if the successful person had done nothing wrong. Of course,...

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

exceeds any individual persons comprehension. Transcendence then exceeds all human capacity. This concept is not foreign to the re...

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

a certain set of circumstances, and that would not be acceptable as a moral guide. B) Consider a new law that requires people wit...

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

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

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

freedom of speech as well as to be able to use reason publicly in all matters without fear of retribution, is very important. It i...

Internet sales would result in decreased sales at traditional brick-and-mortar stores (1999). That seems to make logical sense if ...

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

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

Health Act, 2004). Nevertheless, recently the provincial government of British Columbia found it necessary to pass legislation lev...