YOU WERE LOOKING FOR :A Fictitious Discussion Between Hobbes and Kant
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in that area, only fifteen miles down the road, accepting that level of emission as long as the plant is staffed only by Mexican w...
more righteous than if one was merely envious of anothers success even if the successful person had done nothing wrong. Of course,...
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...
life, white lies can protect people from hurt feelings. They can be used to motivate others to do good things. There are sometimes...
there are other outside influences. In ethics of choice, Kantian philosophy dictates that intention or consequences can aff...
everyone else acting in the same way" (The categorical imperative). The question then becomes, do we want the law of pre-emptive...
for a long period of time. It may be noted that the problem was caused by steroid use when jerry was in his 20s, and the dangers w...
an author chooses to present his arguments can have an impact on how easy (or difficult) it is to understand him. This paper consi...
This essay discusses Kant's categorical imperative as illustrated by applications evident in criminal justice and law enforcement....
In five pages this paper examines Kant's perspective on moral worth and duty. One source is cited in the bibliography....
In seventeen pages the collapses of several structural buildings in Asia are discussed in a consideration of design ethics and com...
looked at in the context of history and of the study of philosophy. II. Metaphysics Metaphysics is an abstract part of philos...
In five pages this paper examines Kant's philosophical considerations of religion from a moral perspective. Five sources are cite...
In five pages this paper considers philosophies of James Mills and Immanuel Kant in a discussion of how philosophy can develop iss...
the difference between being able to browse in a bookstore, with no restraint, and being told what one can read or say or think. ...
chap6f.html). We note that with deontology, "If, in the nature of action, a contradiction is found, then that is the rational ...
any experience they may have gained in this aspect. Rational beings need not confer with others in order to determine a true good ...
taking a life to save two hardly ever arises. How can these outlandish case studies and extreme concepts be applied to administrat...
the old mans money to the poor. While he fears being found out, when he is, the people not only forgive him, but elect him their n...
understanding. For example, Kants The Critique of Pure Reason (1781) begins with the words: "There can be no doubt that all our kn...
they are wage laborers or business owners. To some extent, Marx has a point, but only to an extent. Kant has a different take on...
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...
(Nietzsche, 1974). It does seem to be true that when someone supports old institutions and mainstays they are applauded by the lar...
first place and eschewing the monetary aspect so often clouding ones ethical perspective. "Looking back now on all previous attem...
area where the mines were laid" (14). Only the most determined and profit-oriented marketer or the one with no sense of moral scru...
is on a morphine drip to which there is attached only one instruction: decrease the drip when respirations reach four per minute....
to their marriage, but they lust in their hearts. Some might fault such individuals anyway, because they are acting only due to th...
costs of replacing the employee should the need arise. This can be examined not only in terms of modern morals and the way it may ...
ethics, or those which are based on moral obligation and duty. Kant argued that "the moral status of an action is not determined b...