effect are questionable‚ the death penalty is morally justified and should be retained. Van den Haag’s argument that principles of equality should never be enforced at the expense of justice must be re-examined. “1 Borrowed from the writings of Immanuel Kant‚ this was van den Haag’s rallying cry in countless debates with abolitionists of capital punishment.2 No matter how much racial discrimination is documented‚ the dispositive question for van den Haag is whether the death penalty was deserved
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Everyone characterizes deception differently. One may view it as breaking the trust of a loved one and think of it as mere deceit. Others may accept deception as a way to gain/give happiness. Some may even think of it as part of life. More commonly‚ deception stands being viewed as hand and hand with “evil”‚ this includes‚ not only viewed by people‚ but also portrayed in movies and novels from all eras of time. Frequently feelings dealing with deceit –lying or jealousy- creates anger in an individual
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This reading shows Foucault’s critical viewpoint on Immanuel Kant’s perception of Enlightenment and briefly mentions Foucault’s own ideas about Enlightenment. The main theme of the reading‚ “What is Enlightenment?” is a question that had been discussed in the field of philosophy for centuries and thus the author himself answers this question from a philosophical viewpoint. The author begins the writing by explaining three different ways used by philosophers to represent the present and states that
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References: Anderson‚ Kerby. (2008). Utilitarianism:The Greatest Good for the Greatest Number. Probe Ministries. P. 54-60. Guthrie‚ Shandon L.‚ (2001). Immanuel Kant and the Categorical Imperative. The Examined Life On-Line Philosophy Journal. 7(2). Rachels‚ James. (2012). The Elements of Moral Philosophy. McGraw Hills Publishing. ad
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following paper will analyze the ethical issues surrounding the use of such a statement from five different ethical theories. These particular theories come from Immanuel Kant‚ John Stuart Mill‚ John Locke‚ John Rawls‚ and Lawrence Kohlberg. Finally‚ there will be a solution that the board should take with the issue‚ ethical‚ or otherwise. Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) had an ethical theory dubbed the Categorical Imperative. Within this theory he discusses the morally right and morally wrong ways to go about
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promoted during this period. The true way to gain rational thought was through the process of using logic to make tests and conclusions out of clear evidence rather than superstitious ideas. There are two important enlightenment thinkers‚ David Hume and Immanuel Kant who despite their high praise of reason and logic‚ share clearly racist views in their philosophies. Could these two enlightened thinkers actually be capable of contradicting their entire philosophy or could it just be pure ignorance? We are
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Humor Theories There are three leading theories of humor that serve as the intellectual foundation for what is considered funny. These three theories are the superiority‚ relief‚ and incongruity theories. The superiority theory focuses on the dark side of comedy‚ asserting that we laugh in response to our perceived supremacy over other’s unfortunate situations or social rank. The relief theory claims that humor is a form of releasing excessive energy. Lastly the incongruity theory says that something
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The Categorical Imperative “A categorical imperative would be one which represented an action as objectively necessary in itself‚ without reference to any other purpose” (Kant‚ brainyquote.com). Immanuel Kant along with some other great philosophers was a central figure in modern philosophy. His ethical theory provides an account of general duties and a justification of moral motivation. During Kant’s life span from 1724-1804 he studied many different topics in philosophy but his main study
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different kinds of intellectuals that have existed in society‚ what makes an intellectual‚ the role of intellectuals in society‚ and their responsibility to the public. The pursuit of defining the purpose and role of an intellectual in society began with Immanuel Kant’s twentieth-century work‚ “What Is Enlightenment?” and continued with Gramsci’s piece published in 1948‚ “Prison Notebook: The Intellectuals.” Scholarly work such as Edward Said’s “Representatives of the Intellectuals‚” and Cornel West’s “The
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accomplished without passion" ― Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel "All wealth is the product of labor" ― John Locke "He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals" ― Immanuel
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