Hume asked‚ "what reason do we have in thinking the future will resemble the past?" It is reasonable to think that it will because there is no contradiction in supposing the future won’t resemble the past. But it is also true that is possible for the world to change dramatically and our previous experience would be completely useless in judging future experience. We want to say that past experiences have been a good predictor. We are compelled to do so and it is almost as if we can’t help ourselves
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David- Michelangelo vs. Bernini The Baroque period of the 17th century had both incorporated and rejected the ideals of the antecedent High Renaissance art. Like High Renaissance art‚ Baroque art focused on making idealized and natural artwork. However‚ Baroque art introduced a way of involving the viewer into the artwork that was new and differed from High Renaissance art‚ which instead kept the viewer at a distance. The composition and diagonal movement in the space are two of the features of
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uphold unhappiness. Kantian ethics on the other hand puts a persons benefit before the greater good‚ that is people never should be used as means only but means to an end. Both Kant’s ethics and Utilitarianism greatly analogize between each other as Kant is deontological which means that someone ought to do things because they are right‚ as it is duty and that in itself makes it right. On the other hand Utilitarianism is based on consequence as someone should act to bring the greatest good to the greatest
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really skilled at something in general. While in philosophy‚ Kant defines genius as follow‚ ‘Genius is the talent (natural gift) that gives the rule to art [...] Genius is the inborn predisposition of the mind through which nature gives the rule to art’; ‘Beautiful art must necessarily be considered as art of genius’. (§46) To Kant‚ it is like beautiful art cannot live without genius‚ because beautiful art is the art of genius. As Kant mentioned‚ genius cannot be imitated‚ it is a special ability
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Kant: Reasons and Causes‚ Morality and Religion Kant was a deontologist who believed that knowledge was created by the mind‚ not external factors; because of this he wanted to unite reason and experience. Humanity’s frail nature was the human condition according to Kant‚ their struggle to make moral decisions and do the right thing can only be solved by employing reason and his three maxims when decision making. Kant’s diagnoses the human condition as human’s frailty and impurity when
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Introduction This essay will be explaining David Hume’s famous claim that induction depends on the “principle of the uniformity of nature. There are two ways to justify the principle of the uniformity of nature‚ inductively and deductively; Hume claims that PUN cannot be justified either way because to attempt to justify the principle inductively would be fallacious in the sense that it ends in a circular argument. To attempt to justify the principle deductively would also be impossible: one would
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“Kant how are imperatives possible” In this passage Kant is stating is believes about imperatives by saying that in order to make a morally correct decision‚ there is a universal law that complies with all humans that can rationally think ‚ this law is not based upon humans own desires. Kant imperatives deal with universality consequently he stated that it is immoral if a rule cannot be made into something that all humankind can follow. For example if I say "I will never keep my promises"‚ this
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Locke‚ Berkeley & Hume Enlightenment began with an unparalleled confidence in human reason. The new science’s success in making clear the natural world through Locke‚ Berkeley‚ and Hume affected the efforts of philosophy in two ways. The first is by locating the basis of human knowledge in the human mind and its encounter with the physical world. Second is by directing philosophy’s attention to an analysis of the mind that was capable of such cognitive success. John Locke set the tone for enlightenment
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that seeking happiness is the point of our existence. To find happiness‚ then we will be living a complete life. What makes happiness‚ or better yet‚ where happiness exists is a question that has been pondered by many great thinkers. Aristotle‚ Immanuel Kant‚ Plato and Socrates had quite a bit to say on the subject. All of these well-known philosophers have a road map to happiness‚ religion‚ passion and objectivity. Yet‚ their theories differ ultimately in how to go about attaining each of them.
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Moral Behavior: Aquinas and Aristotle vs. Kant When comparing between the philosophies of St. Thomas Aquinas/Aristotle and those of Immanuel Kant when regarding moral behavior‚ there are some very fundamental differences. On one hand‚ you have Kant’s autonomous perspective on behavior morality‚ in which you give the law to yourself. On the other hand‚ you have the heteronomy views of Aristotle and Aquinas which concludes that one can measure their conduct against an external force. Kant’s
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