Johnny Lee Plato versus Nietzsche The central ideas that two great philosophers‚ Plato and Friedrich Nietzsche‚ talked about were the reality and appearance; and what they mainly focused on is where we as humans stand between these two. Of course‚ regarding the fact that Plato and Nietzsche lived in different time periods‚ they had their differences that conflict with each other’s theories. But they do have something to agree upon; they both argue that humans live in an illusory world of our
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begins on next page) 1 Ka n t ’ s F o rmu l a o f U n i v e rs a l L a w C h r i sti n e M . K o rs gaar d Kant ’s first formulation of t h e Cat e gorical Imperative ‚ t h e Formula of Universal Law‚ runs: Act only according t o t hat maxim by which you can at t h e same time will t hat it should b ecome a universal law. (G 421/39) 1 A few lines lat er‚ Kant says that t h is is eq uivale nt t o acting as th ough your maxim were b y your will t o become a law of nat ure ‚ and
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RELIGION AND MORALITY (i)Examine the views of scholars concerning the idea that religion and morality are linked. In this essay I am going to be looking at all the different view points on why some people may think religion and morality are linked. I will talk about a few things that link them such as conscience‚ divine command ethics‚ Kant ’s view and Aquinas ’ view. Many people believe that morality is based upon religion and the rules written in the Bible and other holy books‚ although some
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Vis a vis morality‚ for us to lay the foundation of the understanding of the term‚ I deemed it necessary to search for its meaning and I found in Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary: Third Edition that morality is a personal or social set of standards for good or bad behavior and character or the quality of being right‚ honest‚ or acceptable. Taking from the definition itself‚ we can draw out a conclusion that morality is more of a personal encounter of what is morally good or right. It might
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beings Kant believes we have a categorical duty of self-preservation to not wilfully take our own lives. Kant talks in depth about duty and believes we should act out of respect for the moral law. The will is the only inherent good‚ as we are only motivated by duty and nothing else. We should act only out of demands of the law‚ not from inclination‚ desires or to achieve a particular goal. Duty dictates we should never act or will something if we do not want it to become a universal law. Kant was against
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educational principles (Enlightenment last updates 2015). Many philosophers have tried to answer the question‚ what is enlightenment‚ the most influential philosopher believed to have answered this question is Immanuel Kant in his text “An Answer to the question: What is enlightenment?” Kant in his argument states three main points: firstly how people become immature‚ secondly how people break out of immaturity and thirdly the link between enlightenment and religion. However Some Philosophers including
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Business Ethics Lesson 2: Morality and Moral Standards In the first lecture I have tried to explain you the concept of Business Ethics‚ its importance in the organization‚ and arguments against its implementation. Along with that we did a small activity so as to make everything clear. In this lecture I shall talk about morality and moral standards. Points to be covered in this lecture: Meaning and characteristics of morality Meaning and origin of moral standards MORALITY What do you actually
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Liz Johnson December 12‚ 2012 Kant and Descartes “Idealism is the assertion there are none but thinking thing beings. All other things‚ which we believe are perceived in intuitions‚ are nothing but presentations in the thinking things‚ to which no object external to them in fact corresponds. Everything we see is just a construction of the mind.” (Prolegomena). Idealism maintains that there are no objects in the world‚ only minds. According to idealism‚ the existence of outer objects is
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agree In “Observations on the Feeling of the Beautiful and Sublime” section one by Immanuel Kant. Immanuel Kant begins with discussing the idea that feeling happy or sad does not come from the nature of external things but more of what a person’s ability to let things make them feel pleasure of pain. He stresses that all people are different. Something that may make someone feel upset can make another happy. Kant then continues to talk about the feeling of the sublime and beautiful. He uses examples
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Peter Huang PHL 201 (5) Dr. Marshall Osman 3 December 2012 Number 6 Immanuel Kant believed in utilitarianism‚ which is the moral philosophy that says we should act in such ways as to make the greatest number of people happy as possible. This is why he introduced the categorical imperative. As a moral law‚ it is a command that is unqualified and not dependent on any conditions or qualifications. In short‚ it tells us to act in such a way that we would want everyone else to act the same way.
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