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non-hypothetical, because she is operating on the belief that non-hypothetical and imperatives cannot co-exist. This would seem to...

rationalism of Leibniz and the skepticism of Hume" (Immanuel Kant). Kants bottom-line position is that individuals should act fro...

one belonged. Kant believed that accessing this moral law which was indeed universal consisted of relying on our own instincts, n...

lives. If a knife is to someones throat, should he or she lie in order to save his or her life? Many people would say yes, but to ...

an enlightened age?" the answer is, "No, but we do live in an age of enlightenment." " (PG). Kant incidentally does write during t...

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...

the work goes on to Part II and is headed Metaphysical first principles of the doctrine of virtue. This is also further subdivided...

because the baby will stop crying, but killing the baby is wrong. The problem is that the test seems to yield false positives (436...

circumstances or the surrounding empirical conditions (158). Kant goes on to elaborate on this point but concludes with an interes...

beautiful. However, how can one make such judgments without purpose? Why is something wrong? If there is no purpose to life no one...

to treat everyone equally which may mean a policy of affirmative action. One has to recognize race, and then level the playing fie...

other words, it must be a universal law. For instance, killing is wrong. That would have universality. If the woman decides she sh...

to Locke. Locke was able to succinctly describe and honor the Enlightenment in his belief in the middle class and its right to fre...

In five pages an evaluation of the categorical imperative of Immanuel Kant, which contends that there is never an ethical justific...

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

In ten pages this paper examines the topics of war, peace, and defense from the perspective of Perpetual Peace and Other Essays by...

In five pages this report compares Hume and Berkeley in terms of their philosophies' differences and similarities particularly as ...

In twelve pages the moral doctrines articulated by German philosopher Immanuel Kant are related to principles of Catholicism and U...

In five pages the pure reason ideal as depicted in this philosophical treatise by Immanuel Kant is analyzed. There are no other s...

In eight pages this paper discusses whether or not the government is justified in legally regulating marijuana use according to th...

In five pages this paper examines the theories of Immanuel Kant as they relate to morality and making choices based upon ethical c...

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

In five pages this paper discusses the tort reform laws of Congress, the case of Stella Liebeck, and how each would be supported b...

At the same time, Kant would argue that even if the final result of a mans moral choice is not positive, this does not negate his ...

In eight pages this paper assesses the moral and legal responsibilities of Exxon regarding the oil spill with the philosophy of Im...

In six pages this paper examines morality as represented by utilitarianism and as conceptualized by philosophers including Carol G...

In a paper consisting of eight pages ethical policy concerns are applied to AIDS and the workplace with liberal philosophical view...

In a paper consisting of twenty five pages medical care and options are examined in terms of decision complexities that surround t...

In nine pages this essay discusses metaphysics, a priori and synthetic forms of knowledge, transcendental deduction, and metaphysi...