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that the repetition of events in no way created "cause" and that there is not existing interdependence on actions that could be de...

In eight pages Hume's counter philosophical arguments to causality are examined with supporting evidence offered by Immanuel Kant ...

looked at in the context of history and of the study of philosophy. II. Metaphysics Metaphysics is an abstract part of philos...

to what is art often comes up. Can the medium, or materials used-be it urine or elephant dung which modern artists have been known...

In a paper that contains eight pages the motive for the existence of advertising through profit and persuasion are examined within...

Know You Know? According to Waittenmaker (1999), research has demonstrated that it is an individuals background knowledge that ha...

not merely things to be used to reach ones goal, but are sentient beings with worth beyond measure. The golden rule may be interp...

according to The Columbia Encyclopedia is "imposition of penalty of death by the state" (Capital Punishment, 1993). Altho...

In five pages this paper offers a comparative analysis of the moral philosophies of Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill. Four sour...

the difference between being able to browse in a bookstore, with no restraint, and being told what one can read or say or think. ...

rather selfish but perhaps it is true. Hume further believes that that the house also produces pleasure, which in turn produces pr...

particularly when a known controversial figure assisted the act? What happened was that Thomas Youk was given a lethal injectio...

In six pages the media coverage of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks is evaluated in terms of ethics and then applies the p...

In seven pages this report examines Utilitarianism and the ethics of Immanuel Kant in a comparison of the rational and moral views...

knowledge and that the tabula rasa hypothesis is a bit outdated, but he rarely goes beyond that. Some seek to validate the...

from Jodie to Mary. The venous return passes from Mary to Jodie through a united inferior vena cava and other venous channels in t...

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

of the most important philosophers when talking about knowledge and where it comes from. His explanation suggests that there is a ...

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

actions should not merely be personal. We cannot rely on our actions and motives being righteous and fully ethical if we are doing...

past times are given (or as he put it more cautiously, "presupposed") in the present time. It is possible, according to Kant, tha...

after his death would become the worlds largest retailer. In principle and on paper at least, Wal-Mart still operates on th...

chap6f.html). We note that with deontology, "If, in the nature of action, a contradiction is found, then that is the rational ...

event has a cause; and, second, an immortal soul exists distinct from the body. Therefore, freedom of the human will serves as an ...

to properly identify herself surely saved lives. In the hypothetical situation at hand, there is no heroism, so it would be diffic...

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

for a time when people often thought of God as the determining factor in their fate. With philosophers like Kant and Mill saying ...

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

that is good. The sun is going down, and it is cold, so that is bad. Evil is something much worse than bad. Obviously, a setting s...

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