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morality that originated in its modern form with Jeremy Bentham -- utilitarianism. Mill believed that an action should be judged b...
acquainted with the roots of their philosophical knowledge when, one might surmise, it came to postulating the myriad circumstance...
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...
"a priori" as they are "evident through thinking alone and not based on sense experience" (Gensler, 2002). "A priori" ethics are n...
other words, relativity really does not have a place in this line of thinking. Kant did to some extent however distinguish betwee...
theoretically more justifiable in such an instance, how do we deal with other situations of killing? How do we justify killing wh...
worthy but they are not. This leads Kant to further defining what makes good will different from bad will: "A good will is good...
his position by specifying that only a certain kind of agent can qualify as a moral agent, and thus subject to the ascriptions of...
are told, when will others in the same position known if they are being told the truth, or will they assume the worse, harming hum...
In seven pages this paper analyzes the views of these philosophers as they relate to the death penalty. Six sources are cited in ...
de La Mettrie - Mental Activity In "Man a Machine" (1748), de La Mettrie says: "Let us start out then to discover not...
In four pages this paper analyzes the 2 prefaces' argument and their necessity. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....
always considered as an end in himself" (35). In other words, this man would ultimately be persuaded not to take his own life by ...
In six pages this paper discusses crime and punishment in a fictitious dialogue between Kant, Hobbes, and Plato. Three sources ar...
In six pages this paper discusses how Plato's Euthyphro would be received by Hume and Kant in a consideration of family duty, love...
In five pages this paper examines the individual rights' differences in opinion between Aristotle and Kant and considers how Kant ...
have anticipated the degradation that would take place toward the trees, grass and animals, all of whom are just as integral to th...
In arguing with the Empiricists, Kant noted that the mind is necessary in order to quantify experience; that the mind isnt a blank...
for self-defense and that man must rationalize certain behaviors in order to reject common tendencies. Kants viewpoints, argued ...
for a time when people often thought of God as the determining factor in their fate. With philosophers like Kant and Mill saying ...
and Kant. While both of these men had many critics, they raised points which even critics contended were worthy of the discussion...
their own minds, try to "find" a motivation for Mersaults actions. Mersault is eventually convicted and sentenced with a motive th...
to their marriage, but they lust in their hearts. Some might fault such individuals anyway, because they are acting only due to th...
exceeds any individual persons comprehension. Transcendence then exceeds all human capacity. This concept is not foreign to the re...
moral philosophy. It is important to understand that Kant makes a clear distinction between perceiving and thinking, which he cre...
In five pages this paper examines Kant's perspective on moral worth and duty. One source is cited in the bibliography....
In six pages this research paper and essay considers how God's existence or lack thereof was argued by these three philosophers. ...
ethical relativism is to examine the wide and varying societal rules that bind one to ones cultural existence. Indeed, it is impo...
In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the philosophical perspectives of Mill and Kant in terms of the similarities and di...
In six pages 7 student posed questions regarding how these philosophers interpret morality and ethics are answered. Four sources ...