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"a priori" as they are "evident through thinking alone and not based on sense experience" (Gensler, 2002). "A priori" ethics are n...
other words, relativity really does not have a place in this line of thinking. Kant did to some extent however distinguish betwee...
In five pages a case study involving whether or not to have a baby or have an abortion is examined in an application of the theori...
acquainted with the roots of their philosophical knowledge when, one might surmise, it came to postulating the myriad circumstance...
theoretically more justifiable in such an instance, how do we deal with other situations of killing? How do we justify killing wh...
his position by specifying that only a certain kind of agent can qualify as a moral agent, and thus subject to the ascriptions of...
are told, when will others in the same position known if they are being told the truth, or will they assume the worse, harming hum...
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...
In seven pages this paper analyzes the views of these philosophers as they relate to the death penalty. Six sources are cited in ...
In 5 pages this paper examines the Enlightenment contributions made by Kant regarding morality concepts, Wollstonecraft regarding ...
In six pages this paper contrasts and compares the philosophical perspectives of Mill and Kant in terms of the similarities and di...
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 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. ...
all that man can know, as well for the conduct of his life as for the preservation of his health and the discovery of all the arts...
moral philosophy. It is important to understand that Kant makes a clear distinction between perceiving and thinking, which he cre...
ethical relativism is to examine the wide and varying societal rules that bind one to ones cultural existence. Indeed, it is impo...
contends that Humes definition of "cause" (using reason to infer existence), as "a bastard of the imagination, impregnated by expe...
In six pages this paper examines how knowledge theories are philosophically conceptualized by Kant, Hume, Spinoza, and Descartes. ...
and Kant. While both of these men had many critics, they raised points which even critics contended were worthy of the discussion...
a fair and equitable return for the business owner and his or her investors. Clearly, the world has become far more complicated a...
to their marriage, but they lust in their hearts. Some might fault such individuals anyway, because they are acting only due to th...
morality that originated in its modern form with Jeremy Bentham -- utilitarianism. Mill believed that an action should be judged b...
how one determines the parameters of moral law is what he refers to as the "categorical imperative." It offers a valuable framewo...
their own minds, try to "find" a motivation for Mersaults actions. Mersault is eventually convicted and sentenced with a motive th...
for a time when people often thought of God as the determining factor in their fate. With philosophers like Kant and Mill saying ...
In arguing with the Empiricists, Kant noted that the mind is necessary in order to quantify experience; that the mind isnt a blank...
for self-defense and that man must rationalize certain behaviors in order to reject common tendencies. Kants viewpoints, argued ...