Kant argues that there is a universal moral law that every rational mind follows through reasoning. He argues moral duties are generated by the moral law‚ which he distinguishes as two types of imperatives. An imperative is a conformity with a law and he argues that a “hypothetical imperative” plays no significant role in ones moral behaviour‚ as it causes an inclination in the person‚ whereas a “categorical imperative” is innate and occurs unconditionally as one is to do so without question. Kant
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In his paper‚ ’The Secret Joke of Kant’s Soul’‚ Greene argues that deontological moral theory is a post hoc rationalisation. That is‚ although deontological philosophy claims to base its judgements in reason‚ deontological judgements are instead typically emotionally driven judgements which are then rationalised after the fact. In this analysis I will briefly explain Greene’s argument‚ which is grounded in evolutionary theory‚ particularly evolutionary psychology‚ and backed up by empirical studies
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An eminent philosopher of the Enlightenment era‚ Immanuel Kant was born of April 22‚ 1724‚ in Konigsberg‚ Prussia. He was the fourth of nine children born to Anna Regina Reuter and Johann Georg Kant. He belonged to an impoverished family‚ his father was a harness marker‚ and the family offered unquestionable allegiance to the Pietism branch of the Lutheran Church. Kant was a bright child‚ he was placed under the tutelage of a local pastor to complete his basic education‚ and later he attended the
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Empiricism‚ according to David Hume is a flawed and incomplete mode of thinking‚ this is largely due to the fact that one may never truly experience a cause. He poses the argument that causes are assumed using synthetic‚ not analytic judgment. This is the essence of Hume’s main argument that the view of actions and their consequences as logically dependent upon one another is necessarily flawed and detrimental to human understanding. He argues this in the following way. First‚ that empiricism is
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might envelop in it’s washed up stomach. Everyone in this area fears the next susceptible vulnerability of an accident where it cannot be reversed. Nessie‚ a monster who lives in an abyss of water‚ roams its days undiscovered. Being unknown was its key way of living until it finally emerged from its habitat. Its nickname Nessie means “water horse” but it doesn’t reflect that animal. This creature was a colossal being holding up its elongated neck with its head full of razor sharp teeth‚ it had fins
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of the ideas that were so dominant in the minds of the Greek people. What could be considered the crown jewel of Greek architecture‚ the Parthenon‚ is one such of these examples. It brings into form the three principal ideas of humanism‚ rationalism‚ and idealism of the 5th century Greek people through not only its structure‚ but its ornamentation and sculpture as well. The basis of humanism can be summed up in the words of Protagoras‚ "Man is the measure of all things." Humanism is the idea that human
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Kant analyses three proofs for God’s existence‚ the ontological‚ cosmological‚ and physio-theological. I will be focusing on the cosmological proof. Kant believes the cosmological argument is impossible due to the argument’s reliance on the ontological argument. Kant argues against the ontological proof by stating that ‘god is perfect’ does not hold since god’s perfection is contingent upon god’s existence; the argument is tautological. The cosmological argument assumes that based on our experience
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Ethical Principles in the Corporate World By: Brian Renshaw Courtney Kubat Stephanie Angellotto IFMG 300 B04 Abstract Ethical issues are an area of the corporate world that most businesses deal with on a regular basis. The importance is growing with the continuous development of technology. Companies need to be aware of ethical obligations of their products and decisions. Privacy is a problem that occurs due to the fact that companies can access individuals’ information on the
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BY: EE FOOK MING DATE: 4 NOV 2012 EMAIL: FOOKMING_EE@YAHOO.COM INTRODUCTION This is an integrated solution that comprises of the following functional components: § Virtual Set-top Box (STB) and virtual residential gateway § Over-the-top video solutions § Over private/public cloud To provide a flexible‚ personalized‚ multi-screen with quality of experience for pay TV customers. CUSTOMERS Traditionally‚ the pay TV market is being monopolized by the cable and satellite (DTH) pay TV operators. In
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