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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 ...
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...
because the baby will stop crying, but killing the baby is wrong. The problem is that the test seems to yield false positives (436...
other ends. Such an end might already exist, or might be something which the actor strives to bring about by his actions. In 4:428...
lives. If a knife is to someones throat, should he or she lie in order to save his or her life? Many people would say yes, but to ...
his position by specifying that only a certain kind of agent can qualify as a moral agent, and thus subject to the ascriptions of...
an enlightened age?" the answer is, "No, but we do live in an age of enlightenment." " (PG). Kant incidentally does write during t...
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...
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...
beautiful. However, how can one make such judgments without purpose? Why is something wrong? If there is no purpose to life no one...
circumstances or the surrounding empirical conditions (158). Kant goes on to elaborate on this point but concludes with an interes...
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...
In nine pages this essay discusses metaphysics, a priori and synthetic forms of knowledge, transcendental deduction, and metaphysi...
contends that Humes definition of "cause" (using reason to infer existence), as "a bastard of the imagination, impregnated by expe...
In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...
In five pages this essay compares and contrasts Immanuel Kant's 18th century moral philosophy with that of John Stuart Mill's 19th...
In six pages this paper discusses causation and knowledge in a consideration of the differences between the philosophies of David ...
In five pages the Critique of Judgment by Immanuel Kant is discussed in a consideration of the philosopher's sublime concept. Fou...
In 5 pages this paper examines the universal morality philosophy of Immanuel Kant and how it can be applied to daily life. One sou...
exists where half of the population is in ecstasy while the other half are totally miserable, this would not be desirable under th...
In seven pages this research paper examines the ethical theory of Immanuel Kant in a consideration of his lying stance. Four sour...
This paper discusses the societal impacts of homosexuality according to the philosophical perspectives of John Stuart Mill and Imm...
This paper examines how in Amphiboly of the Concepts of Reflection, Immanuel Kant refutes Locke and Leibniz's theories in 5 pages....
In five pages this paper examines Kant's perspective on moral worth and duty. One source is cited in the bibliography....
knowledge and that the tabula rasa hypothesis is a bit outdated, but he rarely goes beyond that. Some seek to validate the...
In five pages this paper contrasts and compares the views of Immanuel Kant and John Locke on the concept of government as represen...
what a human being can understand. God knows all and many can accept that concept. But Kant did not let it go at that. He did not ...
In 5 pages this paper examines the Enlightenment contributions made by Kant regarding morality concepts, Wollstonecraft regarding ...