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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...

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...

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...

"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...

not for ones performance, but for his or her actions which may be attributable to a sense of duty (Honderich 323). To some, this m...

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

how one determines the parameters of moral law is what he refers to as the "categorical imperative." It offers a valuable framewo...

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

with high expectations and are more likely to exert a significant effort in learning the English language, once those individuals ...

belief, but at the "priests and their stupid or hypocritical instruments . . we shall think of them only to pity their victims and...

what is bothering her, Phaedra seems to describe the Enlightenment philosophy in her observation: "We understand and recognize wha...

pay during maternity leave (European industrial relations observatory on-line, 1999). Every member of the European Union is subje...

This essay draws on the philosophy of Kant and Fichte, and argues that science freed humanity by offering a means to understand re...

of human thinking or reasoning is based on experience and the integration of experience into personal knowledge. Turing recognize...

multiculturalism and reconstruction to cloud the truth and cultivate biased perspectives has caused Americas history textbooks to ...

preferred candidate for African-Americans at eighty-eight percent. In fact, other than the White vote, Kerry won out over Bush in...

This paper examines the theories of Gilbert Harman pertinent to scientific and moral reasoning. The author addresses how morality...

The assassinations of Martin Luther King, Jr., Robert Kennedy and the substantive divisions regarding the Vietnam War all sparked ...

In ten pages brief essays considering dying, death, and bereavement are presented in a consideration of terminal illness and child...

This paper focuses on King Louis The XIV and his dealings with the Protestants and Catholics under his rule. This five page paper...

In two pages it is argued why lawmakers have been reluctant to increase the New Jersey speed limit and then argues in favor of rec...

In five pages Arthur Waley's text is applied to a discussion of Confucianism, Taoism, and Legalism within the context of categoriz...

In three pages competitive prices and limit pricing are examined in a criticism of Sylos Labini and Bain who maintain companies sh...

In five pages this report contrasts and compares how organizations define LLCs and LLPs. Four sources are cited in the bibliograp...

of the auditing process are also beneficial in creating a substantial overview for this company. Audit Risk Audit planning in...

of Britain. He suggested that these powers were separated in the following way Legislative - law creation. Executive - executing t...

of these embryonic stem cells left and the adult stem cells are just not as promising. In order to explore this subject further, i...

two or more owners, and again the profits or losses are reported on the partnerships and tax returns, and are deemed to be equal ...