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

any experience they may have gained in this aspect. Rational beings need not confer with others in order to determine a true good ...

is on a morphine drip to which there is attached only one instruction: decrease the drip when respirations reach four per minute....

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

the ethical and moral code by which humans live. Through the distortion of individualism, humanity has turned into a selfish, ego...

the considerations surrounding his concepts of the mind and he supports his contentions with direct demonstrations of the applicab...

In five pages this report considers how morality can be taught in the public school system by applying the human knowledge theory ...

In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of Immanuel Kant with John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism. There ...

In six pages this paper examines how the morality theories of these philosophers can be practically applied. Two sources are cite...

In five pages both philosophical arguments regarding moral judgment are compared along with a consideration of why each would disa...

this principle, Kant directly addresses the topic of lying by posing the question: "When I am in distress, may I may a promise wit...

A 3 page reaction paper to Immanuel Kant’s 1786 text “Speculative Beginning of Human History,” which draws on the Judeo/Christian ...

or requesting aid; making prayers; or making "a purely factual assertion" (p. 2). Further, "Laws of nature are sometimes formulat...

morality that originated in its modern form with Jeremy Bentham -- utilitarianism. Mill believed that an action should be judged b...

become complex, as the firm has a duty to the shareholders to undertake business to create profit, potential losses and lost oppor...

In nine pages this paper examines infidelity as a form of lying as represented in the movie Random Hearts and in literature in the...

Woody Guthries and Henry Fondas careers, and many current land- and water-use policies in the western United States. Ideas, even b...

the work goes on to Part II and is headed Metaphysical first principles of the doctrine of virtue. This is also further subdivided...

one belonged. Kant believed that accessing this moral law which was indeed universal consisted of relying on our own instincts, n...

taking a life to save two hardly ever arises. How can these outlandish case studies and extreme concepts be applied to administrat...

world, few governments would allow either situation to exist. Yet, it would be troubling for anyone to be completely dominated by ...

a store, and decides that he will not do it again but keeps the merchandise anyway to avoid prosecution, he is being reasonable. H...

fairness and justice (Rawls, 1958). Many of Rawls philosophies are reflective of those of other great thinkers who preced...

youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens (PG). While Socrates had much faith in people and believed that morali...

manner in order to attain end-E" (Honderich, 1995, p. 436). For example, a person might resolve to pay a bill as soon as it is rec...

reason (Kants Ethics, 2003). In his famous, Critique of Pure Reason, Kant "sought to answer the skepticism of empiricists like Hu...

here on Earth. This of course, did not go over well with the Church who was used to organizing everyones life on Earth. Reason, th...

significant proportion of the feelings associated with organ transplant are positive. Not all aspects of organ transplant are ass...

conditions and development; contrarily, humanity may also perceive the world as a more direct understanding based upon their spiri...

an enlightened age?" the answer is, "No, but we do live in an age of enlightenment." " (PG). Kant incidentally does write during t...