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

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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

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

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

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

The problem with meaning as it relates to Kantian duty is attempting to successfully pinpoint a single yet comprehensive connotati...

there are other outside influences. In ethics of choice, Kantian philosophy dictates that intention or consequences can aff...

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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

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

any situation in which society must define how racism, education, employment and opportunity are interwoven, controversy will occu...