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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 ...
contends that Humes definition of "cause" (using reason to infer existence), as "a bastard of the imagination, impregnated by expe...
acquainted with the roots of their philosophical knowledge when, one might surmise, it came to postulating the myriad circumstance...
how one determines the parameters of moral law is what he refers to as the "categorical imperative." It offers a valuable framewo...
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 paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...
"a priori" as they are "evident through thinking alone and not based on sense experience" (Gensler, 2002). "A priori" ethics are n...
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...
other words, relativity really does not have a place in this line of thinking. Kant did to some extent however distinguish betwee...
first time Kant introduced the notion of the human mind as a creator of experience instead of merely a passive recipient (Immanuel...
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...
worthy but they are not. This leads Kant to further defining what makes good will different from bad will: "A good will is good...
theoretically more justifiable in such an instance, how do we deal with other situations of killing? How do we justify killing wh...
Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...
his position by specifying that only a certain kind of agent can qualify as a moral agent, and thus subject to the ascriptions of...
In five pages this paper examines Kant's philosophical considerations of religion from a moral perspective. Five sources are cite...
In six pages this research paper and essay considers how God's existence or lack thereof was argued by these three philosophers. ...
In arguing with the Empiricists, Kant noted that the mind is necessary in order to quantify experience; that the mind isnt a blank...
have anticipated the degradation that would take place toward the trees, grass and animals, all of whom are just as integral to th...
for self-defense and that man must rationalize certain behaviors in order to reject common tendencies. Kants viewpoints, argued ...
they are wage laborers or business owners. To some extent, Marx has a point, but only to an extent. Kant has a different take on...
understanding. For example, Kants The Critique of Pure Reason (1781) begins with the words: "There can be no doubt that all our kn...
for a time when people often thought of God as the determining factor in their fate. With philosophers like Kant and Mill saying ...
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...
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 fair and equitable return for the business owner and his or her investors. Clearly, the world has become far more complicated a...
and Kant. While both of these men had many critics, they raised points which even critics contended were worthy of the discussion...