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In six pages this research paper argues that essence is not preceded by existence with supporting philosophical arguments from Dav...

In five pages this paper examines a Supreme Personal Being's role in the religious experiences with beliefs addressed in the philo...

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

and non-rational elements. Of the non-rational, the autonomic responses (breathing, sleeping, digesting, and reproducing) is commo...

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

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

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

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

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

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

In one page this paper explains Russell's The Problems of Philosophy in which he discusses how a priori knowledge exists and emplo...

In five pages this paper considers 3 formulations regarding a single categorical imperative as presented in this philosophical tre...

In five pages this paper considers 3 of Kant's formulations regarding a lone categorical imperative as presented in his philosophi...

always considered as an end in himself" (35). In other words, this man would ultimately be persuaded not to take his own life by ...

In five pages this paper examines the individual rights' differences in opinion between Aristotle and Kant and considers how Kant ...

In five pages this paper discusses morality in a consideration of Immanuel Kant's theories in an examination of the universal free...

worthy but they are not. This leads Kant to further defining what makes good will different from bad will: "A good will is good...

theoretically more justifiable in such an instance, how do we deal with other situations of killing? How do we justify killing wh...

patient, but it could serve to avoid having the same thing happen again in the future. Other Facts, Options and Consequences ...

hospital quite naturally is concerned about the cost of continuing to provide care for Andrew, but it can be assured that there is...

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 five pages this paper examines the philosophies of Rand, Mills, Kant, Aristotle, and Socrates in a consideration whether or not...

every objection. What is perhaps striking is that Mills theory is applicable to a variety of situations. Unlike Kant for ex...

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...

never having existed at all (Kant). He also points out that we have "nothing before us that could now teach us anything about our ...

an emotional argument such as that, it is not sufficient to prompt a true, logical conclusion regarding the problem of world hunge...

freedom of speech as well as to be able to use reason publicly in all matters without fear of retribution, is very important. It i...

In three pages these concepts are defined and then the concept of pleasure is examined through an application of Immanuel Kant's c...

is not particularly concerned with explaining the universe, but rather offers the argument to how that God exists. "You ask me, wh...

the nineteenth century, abortion was seen as the only recourse for women who had become pregnant due to being lured into the bed o...