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    tasks as men‚ but this idea of acceptance did not occur overnight. It took many years‚ and massive feminist movements to unite society and display the great value of women. During the time period of various minority rights movements in the 1800’s‚ in “Enlightened Motherhood”‚ Frances

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    It is in the third antinomy where Kant addresses the possibility of freedom with causal necessity. Transcendental freedom is only possible for Kant if both the thesis and the antithesis of the dialectic are shown to be correct. By demonstrating both the thesis and the antithesis to be correct‚ Kant hopes to show that applying the question of freedom to the unconditioned totality of appearances is bound to lead towards irreconcilable errors. It is only by accepting the transcendental idealist position

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    Kant: Explain and asses what you think to be the best argument Kant gives as his "Metaphysical Exposition of Space" (B37-40) that space cannot be either and actual entity (Newtonian concept) or any independent relation among real things (Leibnizian concepti be on). In other words‚ is he successful in arguing that space must be (at least) a form of intuition? Do any of his arguments further show that space must be ONLY a form of intuition and not ALSO something Newtonian or Leibnizian? In his

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    Kant Autonomy Vs Autonomy

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    us as human? Kant argues that we as human beings have pure practical reason‚ to which he means that we are able to construct rationality from various thought processes an act accordingly given those measures because we are persons capable and worthy of respect. According to Kant we own ourselves and by being autonomous beings we are able to act and choose freely. Kant though‚ also created a word to contrast Autonomy: Heteronomy. “I act according to determinations outside of me”‚ Kant argues‚ that

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    Immanuel Kant and Ethical Dilemma Immanuel Rant and Ethical Dilemmas Today Today there are many ethical dilemmas going on in the world‚ from companies’ misuse of funding or executives’ misuse of their title. Ethical behavior has to be an important part in having a company that will survive in society. There have been many philosophers that contributed to the ethical understanding we have today. On of the most influential philosophers in history of Western philosophy is Immanuel Kant. After his

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    In the Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals‚ by Immanuel KantKant proposes a very significant discussion of imperatives as expressed by what one “ought” to do. He implies this notion by providing the audience with two kinds of imperatives: categorical and hypothetical. The discussion Kant proposes is designed to formulate the expression of one’s action. By distinguishing the difference between categorical and hypothetical imperatives‚ Kant’s argues that categorical imperatives apply moral conduct

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    Mill and Kant Boat Problem

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    with a detonator in the hands of the other boat. Defining “good” or “bad” is challenging enough‚ and while analyzing both Kant and Mill one will see that the complexity of the issue cannot be adequately solved by either argument for what one “ought” to do. In the first case‚ which will be that they are both on the same ship‚ full of “good” citizens each offers their arguments. Kant argues‚ “We should not simply destroy individuals simply because our own lives are in danger‚ for we must do what is good

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    Immanuel Kant on the Enlightenment The Enlightenment took place during the seventh and eighteenth century in Europe. It was an intellectual revolution that encouraged people to step away from an ancient way of thinking. It first began in Paris but quickly spread over much of Europe. Immanuel Kant was a German philosopher who believed in a “Dare to Know” principle. He argued that people should learn things on their own and think for themselves. Even though Kant believed in thinking for oneself

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    world as it is now. Enlightened despotism was a form of government in the 18th century in which absolute monarchs pursued legal‚ social‚ and educational reforms inspired by the Enlightenment. They typically instituted administrative reform‚ religious

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    What is beauty? Hinduism and Immanuel Kant “Beauty is an integral quality of the soul and God. If God is beautiful‚ the entire universe has to be beautiful. There can be nothing ugly in the universe.” (Hindu Janajagruti Samiti)¬¬ Hinduism is the oldest of all living religions. It was not man-made and is based on a set of dogmas. Unlike Islam or Christianity‚ it was not started as a system. It was developed by the teachings of such teachers as Avataras‚ Rishis‚ Vedas‚ the Upanishads‚ the

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