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his position by specifying that only a certain kind of agent can qualify as a moral agent, and thus subject to the ascriptions of...
worthy but they are not. This leads Kant to further defining what makes good will different from bad will: "A good will is good...
is the act of lying. Suppose one is held hostage in a similar situation as the one described, but the victim does not have to do a...
morality that originated in its modern form with Jeremy Bentham -- utilitarianism. Mill believed that an action should be judged b...
acquainted with the roots of their philosophical knowledge when, one might surmise, it came to postulating the myriad circumstance...
de La Mettrie - Mental Activity In "Man a Machine" (1748), de La Mettrie says: "Let us start out then to discover not...
In four pages this paper analyzes the 2 prefaces' argument and their necessity. Two sources are cited in the bibliography....
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 ten pages this paper discusses the rights and virtue theories as well as utilitarianism, cost benefit analysis, ethics, solutio...
In six pages 7 student posed questions regarding how these philosophers interpret morality and ethics are answered. Four sources ...
In five pages this paper examines the concept of 'political moralist' and how it does not apply to Kant's philosophical ideas rega...
In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the philosophical perspectives of Mill and Kant in terms of the similarities and di...
In 5 pages this paper examines the Enlightenment contributions made by Kant regarding morality concepts, Wollstonecraft regarding ...
way the world actually exists. This became the central premise of the body of theories that were described as Kants Copernican Re...
In six pages this research paper defines morality within the context of Kant's philosophy and also considers supreme morality's va...
In five pages this paper examines the individual rights' differences in opinion between Aristotle and Kant and considers how Kant ...
In six pages this paper discusses crime and punishment in a fictitious dialogue between Kant, Hobbes, and Plato. Three sources ar...
ethical relativism is to examine the wide and varying societal rules that bind one to ones cultural existence. Indeed, it is impo...
In five pages this paper examines Kant's perspective on moral worth and duty. One source is cited in the bibliography....
In five pages this report examines how Kant offered philosophical distinctions between right or the responsibilities of justice an...
In six pages this research paper and essay considers how God's existence or lack thereof was argued by these three philosophers. ...
moral philosophy. It is important to understand that Kant makes a clear distinction between perceiving and thinking, which he cre...
a fair and equitable return for the business owner and his or her investors. Clearly, the world has become far more complicated a...
and Kant. While both of these men had many critics, they raised points which even critics contended were worthy of the discussion...
their own minds, try to "find" a motivation for Mersaults actions. Mersault is eventually convicted and sentenced with a motive th...
to their marriage, but they lust in their hearts. Some might fault such individuals anyway, because they are acting only due to th...
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...
for a time when people often thought of God as the determining factor in their fate. With philosophers like Kant and Mill saying ...
understanding. For example, Kants The Critique of Pure Reason (1781) begins with the words: "There can be no doubt that all our kn...
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...