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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Plato and Aristotle Plato and Aristotle were two philosophers who made an impact on philosophy as we know it as today. Plato is thought of as the first political philosopher and Aristotle as the first metaphysical philosopher. They were both great intellectuals in regards to being the first of the great western philosophers. Plato and Aristotle each had ideas in how to better life by improving the societies in which they were part of during their lives. The views of Plato and Aristotle look different
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1: plato believes in dualism‚ where Aristotle does not. support 2: plato proposes that the soul transcends‚ where Aristotle does not. Introduction: Centuries ago‚ Aristotle was a student at Plato’s school. Being a student at Plato’s school‚ Aristotle’s philosophies were greatly influenced by Plato. There are many similarities in the philosophies of the two‚ but there are many differences as well. The question of “ What is a soul?” is one topic Aristotle and Plato did not agree. Plato’s construction
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be one thing‚ but what makes another person happy could be entirely different‚ so do not impose your lifestyle on other people” by agreeing with the statement about not inflicting your lifestyle on someone else. Relativists believe you cannot urge morality on others. Even if it is someone who you share a primary relationship with‚ you can not make any judgement on what decisions they make. Relativists do not judge others‚ so if something very immoral makes you happy‚ a relativist can not impose on
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most pleasure or the least pain. This is the guideline because‚ as Mill states‚ we desire happiness; happiness is maximizing pleasure and minimizing pain. However‚ is utilitarianism viable? There are many arguments for it‚ but just as many against. First‚ utilitarianism allows for the good of all. Mills wrote‚ "Actions are right in proportion as they tend to promote happiness‚ wrong as they tend to produce the reverse of happiness." Because morality is based on the greatest pleasure the
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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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Morality is the intentions‚ decisions and actions between a good choice and a bad choice. Morality is the concerns beliefs according to good and bad behavior. Morality is something every single person has weather they are a good person of character or a bad person of character. According to philosophy ethics is morality. Ethics is a moral code the study of morality using tools and methods of philosophy. A moral is what you are taught and practiced. Some of the things we are taught and practice are
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Different Interpretations Dualism/Behaviorism for Pain and Pleasure People have a difficult time accepting that emotions as well as sensations exist on a continuous basis. Generally one type of emotion must exist and be experiential and the other polar opposite emotion must also exist and be experiential. This means you cannot have pleasure without pain‚ and that you cannot have pain without pleasure. People seem to be under the impression that an eternal pleasurable experience is possible without
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Surpassing Limits-A Question of Morality Surpassing Limits-A Question of Morality There are times when humans are faced with a situation in which the morality of the decision they make is difficult to judge. What is right morally for one individual may be thought of as unethical for another. In this particular scenario‚ an intellectual man who goes by the name Bill Jackson comes from a very poor family and does not have the money required to be able to go to medical school. Desperately in need
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In both‚ his universal law formulation and his humanity formulation‚ the will of the actor is taken into account when determine the morality during an instance of moral controversy. Both formulations are supposed to be two individual test capable of delivering the same moral verdict for any circumstance. So‚ both formulations when tested deliver the same conclusion that individuals are
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