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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...

Therefore, Kant reasons, perception of this permanent is possible only through a thing outside me" (Kant 245, B275). What makes K...

"a priori" as they are "evident through thinking alone and not based on sense experience" (Gensler, 2002). "A priori" ethics are n...

believe in absolutes. Much of what the philosopher contends seems to provide support for that view. Aristotle says, in line with t...

In five pages a case study involving whether or not to have a baby or have an abortion is examined in an application of the theori...

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

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...

do not assert any observation sentences (Yancy, 1995). And in fact, science and philosophy truly have a lot in common. Both scient...

prevents not only the slaves but the Christians who own them from becoming enlightened through religion. Clearly, Immanual Kant a...

and Kant. While both of these men had many critics, they raised points which even critics contended were worthy of the discussion...

a fair and equitable return for the business owner and his or her investors. Clearly, the world has become far more complicated a...

highest truth and certainty I have learned either from the senses or through the senses" (Descartes 29). But he is quick to note ...

In five pages Descartes' Second Meditation is explored in terms of his analysis of what the perception of melting beeswax would be...

even more challenging. He takes dualism to its logical end by insisting that we not only cannot prove that the matter exists, but ...

for self-defense and that man must rationalize certain behaviors in order to reject common tendencies. Kants viewpoints, argued ...

understanding. For example, Kants The Critique of Pure Reason (1781) begins with the words: "There can be no doubt that all our kn...

He didnt believe that going to church necessarily related to a relationship with God. He felt that church almost got in the way o...

In arguing with the Empiricists, Kant noted that the mind is necessary in order to quantify experience; that the mind isnt a blank...

This, he asserted, was mans freedom of the will, in which people are able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatic...

have anticipated the degradation that would take place toward the trees, grass and animals, all of whom are just as integral to th...

In five pages the sense of wonder Descartes conjures in his Third Meditation regarding the existence of God is examined. There ar...

contends that Humes definition of "cause" (using reason to infer existence), as "a bastard of the imagination, impregnated by expe...

a familiar kind of Socratic dialogue about justice, just as the Euthyphro is about piety and the Meno is about virtue. The Republi...

pull up a chair. De Pree correlates the skills of a jazz musician: improvisation, innovation, freedom, and inspiration, with wo...

divert status at least three times a week for the last year, with the exception of the only level one trauma center in Nevada, whi...

In a five page review black literature during the 1960s and '70s is discussed and comparisons are made with slave narratives and t...

In five pages this essay discusses Descartes' reality in terms of deconstruction and reconstruction. There are no other sources l...

The identity concept is explored in this analysis of The Maids, a play by Jean Genet in a paper consisting of seven pages....

In five pages Descartes' philosophies regarding education are discussed and whether or not there is any evidence of them in the co...