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    Immanuel Kant

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    Peter Huang PHL 201 (5) Dr. Marshall Osman 3 December 2012 Number 6 Immanuel Kant believed in utilitarianism‚ which is the moral philosophy that says we should act in such ways as to make the greatest number of people happy as possible. This is why he introduced the categorical imperative. As a moral law‚ it is a command that is unqualified and not dependent on any conditions or qualifications. In short‚ it tells us to act in such a way that we would want everyone else to act the same way.

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    Kant And Utilitarianism

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    effects of things are produced as per the universality of laws and it is called Nature. Accordingly‚ the universal imperative of duty may be expressed thus: Act as if the maxim of your action were to become through your will a universal law of nature. Kant starts with the simple proposition that it is unfair for a person to do something that others don’t do‚ can’t do‚ or won’t do. If every individual refuses to do the some action which is good like refuse to pay tax‚ it does not fit into Universalist

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    obligations and agreements where in today’s modern era‚ he’s being taught about to students around the globe. But during the 18th century Hume wasn’t the only great thinker during that time that had theories concerning science and how it works. Immanuel Kant‚ a German philosopher also brought forth theories that were as impactful to the world as Hume’s were. To understand Hume’s view on the world‚ one must first understand how cause and effect works as its basic definition and then how Hume sees it.

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    Aristotle and Kant

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    Ethics September 1‚ 2013 Aristotle and Kant Aristotle and Immanuel Kant have greatly influenced the moral and cultural views‚ and the way that we perceive the world as a whole now. If Aristotle was only judged solely in terms of his philosophical influence‚ only Plato is his peer: Aristotle’s works shaped centuries of philosophy from late antiquity through the renaissance‚ and even today continue to be studied with keen. On the other hand‚ Kant synthesized early modern rationalism and empiricism

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    Kant On Rehabilitation

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    Kant argues that to “act in such a way that you always treat humanity‚ whether in your own person or in the person of any other‚ never simply as a means but always at the same time as an end” (O’Neill 167). Using people to end crime is wrong because the

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    Kant And Superman

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    Kant: No Mao! War can never be morally right. When Superman decided to fight Luther that is when he committed an immoral act. I think that Superman is a moral character because all rational beings would do the same and use their superpowers to save others. Mao nods to Kant and reaches to the middle of the table to grab the book. Mao: *whispers to himself: Superman: Red Son” * Darwin: What did you say Mao? Mao: I just realized that my communist party was symbolized by the Red Sun and the title

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    Kant the Sublime

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    how critical thought exists within an infinite amount of creativity with no principles but in search of them. Lyotard understands the Kantian sublime as a way to comply with the standards that critically analyze postmodernism using deconstruction. Kant differentiated the sublime between the vastness and greatness and the dynamic sublime. The vastness sublime is so great we can’t just use our senses like we normally do; it requires us to heighten our senses beyond comprehension. The dynamic sublime

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    Kant Rationalism

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    empiricism‚ and why both “experience and reason” are important for “…constructing our knowledge of the world” (Chaffee‚ 6.5‚ Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)). Kant wanted to bring together both the different thought schools of rationalism and empiricism because he believed people could not have one without the other; we can’t have reason without experience and vice versa. Kant wanted to accomplish this because he was “…concerned with constructing a metaphysical framework for the ‘self’ that [would] account

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    Kant: Goodness

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    Kant: Goodness The philosopher I used is Immanuel Kant. He was very practical in his thinking of goodness. A quote of his was "I ought‚ therefore I can". His view was good anything is under good will . He believed good will was the primary goodness‚ good in its purest form‚ and that it couldn’t be corrupted. Good feelings and good intentions and actions can be interpreted in different ways; man can corrupt these things into evil...even though it still might be good in that man’s eyes

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    Emanuel Kant

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    Emanuel Kant Kant says in the first portion of the story is that the one thing in the world that is not clearly good is the "good will." Qualities of character (wit‚ intelligence‚ courage‚ etc.) or qualities of good fortune (wealth‚ status‚ good health) can be used to either good or bad purposes. By contrast‚ a good will is good by its nature‚ even if its efforts fail to bring about positive results. THE GOOD WILL AND DUTY The specific obligations of a good will are called "duties." There are

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