Immanuel Kant and John Stuart Mill are philosophers who addressed the issues of morality. Kant’s theory of Kantianism and Mill’s theory of Utilitarianism both center morality on a single first principal, although alike in numerous ways such as rationally evaluating morality; they have different methods of justifying their first principal. Also, Kant and Mill start off with differing basis for morality. According to the Oxford dictionary, morality is the principles concerning the distinction between
unjustified and that everyone should stop lying. Most people use lying to get out of something because they think it is easier than telling the truth. According to the articles “It’s the Truth: Americans Conflicted About Lying”, “Rejecting All Lies: Immanuel Kant” by Sissela Bok, “Brad Blanton: Honestly Tell the Truth” by Barbara Ballinger, and “Teens Do Their Share of Lying” by Loretta Ragsdell, there are many different viewpoints on when lying is okay. Lying is an everyday necessity. Some even say that
is Enlightenment?” & Plato’s Meno Immanuel Kant, a German philosopher, and Plato, a Greek philosopher, each wrote an independent work separated by 2000 years. Kant wrote, “What is Enlightenment?”, an article detailing the approach a society must take to become enlightened. Plato wrote Meno, a dialogue between two people: Socrates and Meno, who attempt to determine the definition of virtue. Although the topics of the works seem to have no overlap, the ideas of Kant are reflected in Meno. I will begin
In the interactive oral, we learned about Optimism in the 18th century and its relation to Candide. Optimism is the belief that good must ultimately prevail over evil in the universe. Several philosophers, mostly Leibniz, who was a German philosopher known for calculus, believed in the perfectibility in human nature. Voltaire used Dr. Pangloss to represent the ideologies of Leibniz. I believe Voltaire had a very pessimistic view of life and was not a strong supporter of the idea that mankind was
argued by academics and philosophers who have contributed valid reasoning as to why architecture is the highest form of art while others provided rational reasoning as to why it is not. In this essay, I will aim to construct a logical argument which aims to understand the theories of philosophers who had an significant influence on the subject, from the first definitive discourse on ‘fine arts’ by Charles Batteux to the deontological ethical theory ascribed to Immanuel Kant, concluding with a personal
at all is impossible, as the great theologian Aquinas remarked: “we do not know the essence of God”11 Clearly, there can be little doubt that the Ontological Argument has stimulated huge amounts of debate and even in the last century thinkers, philosophers and theologians such as Hick and Malcolm have attempted to rework the argument in a manner of different ways. However, despite this constant reworking, perhaps the argument’s real value is only in the devotional, for those who already believe,
I have always disliked the use of animals as entertainment which is why I found this particular question especially interesting. Using animals as entertainment can be broken into many different section: zoos, aquariums, dog fighting, circuses, and more. I chose to evaluate the philosophical dilemmas of aquariums and SeaWorld because I have seen the documentary Blackfish, I have been to SeaWorld, and I feel like marine life does not have enough support for their case. My initial reaction to the question
to be treated with hostility when they travel to a different nation; stating that all men have the right to show themselves in the presence of another society due to their communal right to the possession of the earth’s surface. Using these ideals, Kant hoped unify all nations thus creating an environment that cease to have
Karl Marx, often seen as the father of 20th century communism, was a German economist, philosopher but also a revolutionary. Marx wrote many papers about his ideologies and view point, and in some of these papers Marx would also express his views on human nature. A consistent understanding of human nature can be seen over time from early
STRENGTHS AND LIMITATIONS OF COGNITIVE PSYCHOLOGY Rationalism versus Empiricism Early history had it that the root of cognitive psychology was premised on two approaches, rationalism and empiricism respectively. Two of the foremost Great Greek philosophers, Plato and Aristotle have overwhelmingly influenced contemporary thinking in psychology, sociology, anthropology and other disciplines with their enormous works. The duo disagreed on how to research on ideas. Plato who professed rationalism believed