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because the baby will stop crying, but killing the baby is wrong. The problem is that the test seems to yield false positives (436...
and non-rational elements. Of the non-rational, the autonomic responses (breathing, sleeping, digesting, and reproducing) is commo...
other ends. Such an end might already exist, or might be something which the actor strives to bring about by his actions. In 4:428...
an enlightened age?" the answer is, "No, but we do live in an age of enlightenment." " (PG). Kant incidentally does write during t...
other words, it must be a universal law. For instance, killing is wrong. That would have universality. If the woman decides she sh...
to treat everyone equally which may mean a policy of affirmative action. One has to recognize race, and then level the playing fie...
beautiful. However, how can one make such judgments without purpose? Why is something wrong? If there is no purpose to life no one...
words, "how does one KNOW that this is the truth". Most of Socrates teaching took place on the steps of a Lyceum, much like an a...
the realm of reality as researchers in the United Kingdom produced a cloned sheep and others at the University of Tennessee cloned...
rationalism of Leibniz and the skepticism of Hume" (Immanuel Kant). Kants bottom-line position is that individuals should act fro...
the work goes on to Part II and is headed Metaphysical first principles of the doctrine of virtue. This is also further subdivided...
one belonged. Kant believed that accessing this moral law which was indeed universal consisted of relying on our own instincts, n...
manner in order to attain end-E" (Honderich, 1995, p. 436). For example, a person might resolve to pay a bill as soon as it is rec...
Woody Guthries and Henry Fondas careers, and many current land- and water-use policies in the western United States. Ideas, even b...
significant proportion of the feelings associated with organ transplant are positive. Not all aspects of organ transplant are ass...
who could argue with that idea? Of course, capital punishment is an ongoing debate and one that has been around for centuries. Als...
here on Earth. This of course, did not go over well with the Church who was used to organizing everyones life on Earth. Reason, th...
with happiness, but the instant gratification achieved through immoral pleasure is not as good. It goes beyond that. Does one give...
The central issue has nothing to do with the sex of the individuals. The case is not affected by the fact that they are two...
reason (Kants Ethics, 2003). In his famous, Critique of Pure Reason, Kant "sought to answer the skepticism of empiricists like Hu...
youth by by those who wanted to restore democracy to Athens (PG). While Socrates had much faith in people and believed that morali...
fairness and justice (Rawls, 1958). Many of Rawls philosophies are reflective of those of other great thinkers who preced...
In nine pages this paper examines infidelity as a form of lying as represented in the movie Random Hearts and in literature in the...
a store, and decides that he will not do it again but keeps the merchandise anyway to avoid prosecution, he is being reasonable. H...
world, few governments would allow either situation to exist. Yet, it would be troubling for anyone to be completely dominated by ...
what no republic may dare" (1784). Interestingly, about five years after the writing of this piece the French would take the heads...
seem to be common sense. Because there are so many belief systems in a melting pot society, why not just let people decide their o...
human nature is bound by the weakness of mans character? In short, Platos (1979) freed prisoner is himself, the cave reflects the...
In looking at the greatest good we may argue that there are many people that have benefited from the use of the internet,...
delve further into the subject matter and ask how reason transcends experience. Clearly, while elevating experience above reason, ...