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lying promise is ethical, even if it might save the life of a child. Smythe (1998) writes: "As Kant had indicated, we have a duty...

day. There is no reason to speculate that it will not rise tomorrow. Hence, there is a quandary. There is logic that considers sci...

have been the fact that the individual has MS or CP or some other disease. Another reason might have been that they simply were no...

the society has been "dumbed down." It does seem true that the masses rarely think for themselves. They vote by sound bite and for...

any attempt to model understanding of God on the basis of a study of humanity is simply untenable. What is the soul of man? A mixt...

some strategy that starts from other beliefs that we have. Inference, for example, is such a strategy. One might infer that it is ...

with a wholly different sort of argument. He states that if the universe has an intelligent designer (i.e., the cosmological argum...

a philosopher, Philo a skeptic and Demea a theologian. Well see if this is correct and analyze one of the arguments. Cleanthes O...

be a less sure guide than revelation; however, Aquinas did believe it possible to reach certain truths without the aid of revelati...

of yourself and your natural abilities, or your position in society. You know nothing of your sex, race, nationality, or individua...

you, and by the cold reception which your pretended discoveries shall meet with, when communicated. Be a philosopher; but amidst ...

exists where half of the population is in ecstasy while the other half are totally miserable, this would not be desirable under th...

In five pages this paper examines David Hume's philosophy regarding knowledge and how it is based upon immediate perceptual experi...

controversial writings on religion and morality (Hume, 2002). In fact, he continued to turn out essays and critical writings on ev...

will a universal law" (Immanuel Kant). In ethics of choice, Kantian philosophy dictates that intention or consequences can ...

In twelve pages this research paper examines the evolution of pluralism in a consideration of such philosophies as David Hume's em...

In six pages this research paper considers An Essay Concerning Human Understanding in an analysis of Locke's representation of how...

In five pages David Hume's contention that there is no God is countered by an opposing argument. Two sources are cited in the bib...

In three pages this paper discusses David Hume's philosophical belief that causation laid the foundation for rational belief with ...

In five pages this paper contrasts and compares Caucasian and Mexican American cultural views regarding adultery and divorce and t...

In six pages Scottish philosopher David Hume's skepticism concerning the existence of miracles is discussed which although interes...

In five pages this report assesses David Hume's attitudes regarding jusice and examines why he labels it as an artificial virtue b...

Challenge, then, for Kant, would come from the inherent process that man experiences as he moves away from nature and into a socie...

In a report consisting of eight pages abortion is examined within the context of David Hume's utilitarian philosophy and Aristotle...

In five pages David Hume's definition of morality as a sympathy concept is applied to his contention that moral views do not stem ...

thought and action are connected, bringing to mind the view of science and how it demonstrated the same evidence. Character...

In four pages this report examines subjective and objective morality from the perspective of David Hume. Two sources are cited in...

This paper examines the concepts of empiricism and common sense from the perspectives of George Berkeley and David Hume in five pa...

In six pages this paper discusses evil in the world in a consideration of philosophical perspectives offered in the Bible, Night b...

This paper considers the nature of miracles from the philosophical perspectives of David Hume in 5 pages. Four sources are cited ...