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first time Kant introduced the notion of the human mind as a creator of experience instead of merely a passive recipient (Immanuel...

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

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

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

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...

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

of poetry, since it is the expression of imagination that allows for emotional comprehension. Introduction Imagination i...

Arguments for the Existence of God Rene Descartes (1596-1650) is known as one of the most influential Western philosophers today....

Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...

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...

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 ...

In four pages concepts of religion, God, and transcendence are considered in a comparative analysis of Kant's philosophy and Hegel...

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

This research paper examines Kant's philosophy of transcendental deduction, with a specific focus on the transcendental unity of a...

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

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

the mind" then "no physical thing exists outside the mind" (McGreal 252). Third, primary qualities such as solidity, extension, sh...

is not particularly concerned with explaining the universe, but rather offers the argument to how that God exists. "You ask me, wh...

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...

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

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 ...

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

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

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...

human comparable with Kants ideas? For Nietzsche, the noble human being strives to be alone, to stand up for himself, to take on r...

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

not lead to spite. Question 2 Felicia Ackerman talks about politeness and the concept of convention and non conventional politen...

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

In a paper consisting of 8 pages these 3 theorists and their concepts of freedom are contrasted and compared with de Tocqueville's...