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    Kant or Utilitarianism In this essay we will discuss what Kant’s and a utilitarian’s view on insider trading would be. As we have discussed in previous essays‚ Kant believed that moral rules could be known through reason and not just by observation (Shaw and Barry 69). For me this is the basis of all decisions that we make and why I would support Kant’s point of view on insider trading. Utilitarianism concentrates on producing the greatest amount of happiness and using it as a standard to determine

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    Immanuel Kant on Law and Justice To be moral living human beings there must be a guiding action. This action varies depending on the degree of obligation: law‚ rule or maxim. A law should promote and protect the common good. Above all‚ a law must be just and reasonable to follow. A rule is a prescribed guide for conduct or action that indicates how we ought to act to behave in certain situations. Rules are not strictly legislated but are nevertheless obligatory guidelines for actions. A maxim

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    certain classes and the situations that go on within them. The Class Positioning of the Bijelic family will be looked at in comparison to Weber ’s theories. This essay will describe Weber ’s theories along with comparing and contrasting them to Karl Marx ’s and Pierre Bourdieu ’s ideas. The Bijelic family background will be discussed and the class that they fit into along with my own position within my family. The ideas/theories by Max Weber clearly identify the positioning of the Bijelic family within

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    Immanuel Kant is recognized as the greatest philosopher since Plato and Aristotle (Wolff). He is most widely known for his work in the fields of metaphysics and epistemology (McCormick). Kant published many works regarding his epistemological views‚ but his most famous work is The Critique of Pure Reason (McCormick). He noted that Descartes had “simply accepted consciousness as an…inexplicable fact” (Wolff). Kant utilized this observation to refute Descartes’ famous quote‚ “I think‚ therefore

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    increasing admiration and awe the oftener and more steadily we reflect on them: the starry heavens above me and the moral law within me.” – Kant (1788)‚ pp‚ 193‚ 259 Immanuel Kant introduced and initiated his ‘moral law theory’ in the late 18th century. The doctrine in question sought to establish and constitute a supreme or absolute principle of morality. Kant disputes the existence of an ‘ethical system’‚ whereby moral obligations are obligations of ‘purpose’ or ‘reason’. The accuracy of actions

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    P. 378-390. Notes on the Ethical Theories Kant and His Theories Immanuel Kant (notice that he lived in the 1700’s and people likely had different views back then)‚ a philosopher‚ believes that using reason‚ one can make a list of ethical actions. Kant says that one must generalize the certain action he is about to do to see if it is reasonable. For example‚ you ask yourself “should I cut the line in the cafeteria?” The way you can answer this question is by asking yourself “What if everyone

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    Racism in the Philosophy of Hume and Kant During the Age of the Enlightenment in European history there was high emphasis on the ideals of reason and individualism. Scientists and philosophers pushed reason as an ultimate guideline to reforming society and challenging its old traditions and faith. This was the philosophers’ attempts to further advancing our knowledge through scientific method. Things like skepticism and intellectual interchange were highly promoted during this period. The true

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    Both Locke and his “children need instruction” point of view and Rousseau’s “innate goodness of children” philosophy helped to bring about changes in the way children were treated by parents and by society. Today‚ according to Santrock (2011)‚ the Western view of children holds that childhood is a highly eventful and unique period of life that is very different from the adult years. Certainly‚ it can be said that childhood is recognized as a special stage of development and is by no means an inconvenient

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    Summary Immanuel Kant - “The moral law” First‚ Kant presupposes that there is a moral law.  That is‚ there exists some basis for morality beyond subjective description of it.  He then begins with a series of identifications to answer how the moral law possibly gives a pure abstract form of a moral law that will ask if it is really moral.  He says the only good thing that exists without qualifications is a good will (or good intentions).  Other things may bring goodness‚ but always with qualifications

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    being are begin done. Kant was the first person who gave scientific classification of race. He established the difference between ‘varieties’ or ‘types’ and ‘races’. Kant further said that race is hereditary characteristic which is passed on to offspring while the characteristic of ‘varieties’ is not hereditary and did not pass through generations. For Kant race of humanity are not different species as they are capable of producing fertile offspring through interbreeding. Kant did not support polygenesis

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