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nature of human thought. Kants stance is extremely rational. However, some of his maxims prove to be unworkable in regards to ce...
have been the fact that the individual has MS or CP or some other disease. Another reason might have been that they simply were no...
a certain set of circumstances, and that would not be acceptable as a moral guide. B) Consider a new law that requires people wit...
physical body to be sold, for the enjoyment of others, is tantamount to transforming the human body into a physical object. Kant...
an emotional argument such as that, it is not sufficient to prompt a true, logical conclusion regarding the problem of world hunge...
a philosopher, Philo a skeptic and Demea a theologian. Well see if this is correct and analyze one of the arguments. Cleanthes O...
any attempt to model understanding of God on the basis of a study of humanity is simply untenable. What is the soul of man? A mixt...
never having existed at all (Kant). He also points out that we have "nothing before us that could now teach us anything about our ...
As things now stand, much is lacking which prevents men from being, or easily becoming, capable of correctly using their own reaso...
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...
day. There is no reason to speculate that it will not rise tomorrow. Hence, there is a quandary. There is logic that considers sci...
or observation. For example we can only argue that the mans eyes are blue by looking at his eyes. Here we have a statement that ne...
will a universal law" (Immanuel Kant). In ethics of choice, Kantian philosophy dictates that intention or consequences can ...
In five pages this report considers how morality can be taught in the public school system by applying the human knowledge theory ...
In five pages this paper contrasts the philosophical perspectives of Immanuel Kant with John Stuart Mill's Utilitarianism. There ...
In six pages this paper examines how the morality theories of these philosophers can be practically applied. Two sources are cite...
this principle, Kant directly addresses the topic of lying by posing the question: "When I am in distress, may I may a promise wit...
ethics, or those which are based on moral obligation and duty. Kant argued that "the moral status of an action is not determined b...
In five pages this paper considers 3 of Kant's formulations regarding a lone categorical imperative as presented in his philosophi...
In five pages this paper examines Garry Wills' consideration of the Gettysburg Address and discusses how it successfully invigorat...
In nine pages this paper discusses how Rene Descartes philosophically attempted to prove God exists in his Meditations on First Ph...
able to determine their own choices, rather than be automatically programmed for response. The student might surmise that o...
In six pages this paper discusses how Hume critiques man's knowledge regarding causal relationships which is based on the philosop...
other words, lets say that someone came along and said that the sky was falling and that it was a miracle! Basically what Hume is...
guessing his parents. An eight year old may argue that it is proper for him to go to a particular event by himself, but his parent...
considerable empirical consideration but one which has yet to be either proved or refuted. Such as statement, therefore is not a ...
Hume presented his arguments in a pair of treatises that are still considered required reading for any student of Western philosop...
Human Understanding, by David Hume (2001), may be helpful. In his classic volume, Hume demonstrates that people know the causes...
A 3 page reaction paper to Immanuel Kant’s 1786 text “Speculative Beginning of Human History,” which draws on the Judeo/Christian ...
define it. Is it the ability to express ones opinion without fear of reprisals? Or is it the freedom to avoid expressing an opinio...