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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...
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...
acquainted with the roots of their philosophical knowledge when, one might surmise, it came to postulating the myriad circumstance...
his position by specifying that only a certain kind of agent can qualify as a moral agent, and thus subject to the ascriptions of...
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...
morality that originated in its modern form with Jeremy Bentham -- utilitarianism. Mill believed that an action should be judged b...
ethical relativism is to examine the wide and varying societal rules that bind one to ones cultural existence. Indeed, it is impo...
In five pages this report examines how Kant offered philosophical distinctions between right or the responsibilities of justice an...
In six pages this research paper and essay considers how God's existence or lack thereof was argued by these three philosophers. ...
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....
have anticipated the degradation that would take place toward the trees, grass and animals, all of whom are just as integral to th...
In arguing with the Empiricists, Kant noted that the mind is necessary in order to quantify experience; that the mind isnt a blank...
In five pages this paper examines Kant's philosophical considerations of religion from a moral perspective. Five sources are cite...
for self-defense and that man must rationalize certain behaviors in order to reject common tendencies. Kants viewpoints, argued ...
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...
their own minds, try to "find" a motivation for Mersaults actions. Mersault is eventually convicted and sentenced with a motive th...
to their marriage, but they lust in their hearts. Some might fault such individuals anyway, because they are acting only due to th...
understanding. For example, Kants The Critique of Pure Reason (1781) begins with the words: "There can be no doubt that all our kn...
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...
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...
de La Mettrie - Mental Activity In "Man a Machine" (1748), de La Mettrie says: "Let us start out then to discover not...
In ten pages this paper discusses the rights and virtue theories as well as utilitarianism, cost benefit analysis, ethics, solutio...
way the world actually exists. This became the central premise of the body of theories that were described as Kants Copernican Re...
In six pages 7 student posed questions regarding how these philosophers interpret morality and ethics are answered. Four sources ...
In five pages this paper examines the concept of 'political moralist' and how it does not apply to Kant's philosophical ideas rega...
In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the philosophical perspectives of Mill and Kant in terms of the similarities and di...