Kant`s Categorical Imperatives
... Official Record of Adolph Eichmann’s pre-trial police examination “Eichmann suddenly declared with great emphasis that he had lived his whole life according to Kant’s moral precepts, and especially according to a Kantian definition of duty… I meant by my remark about Kant that the principle of my wi ...
... Official Record of Adolph Eichmann’s pre-trial police examination “Eichmann suddenly declared with great emphasis that he had lived his whole life according to Kant’s moral precepts, and especially according to a Kantian definition of duty… I meant by my remark about Kant that the principle of my wi ...
Immanuel Kant
... unforeseen consequence what it may. It is possible that whilst you have honestly answered Yes to the murderer’s question, whether his intended victim is in the house, the latter may have gone out unobserved, and so not have come in the way of the murderer, and the deed therefore have not been done; ...
... unforeseen consequence what it may. It is possible that whilst you have honestly answered Yes to the murderer’s question, whether his intended victim is in the house, the latter may have gone out unobserved, and so not have come in the way of the murderer, and the deed therefore have not been done; ...
Kantian Ethics
... a knock on the door. You answer and a woman is standing there looking scared. She tells you she is on the run from a man who is trying to kill her and asks for you to help ...
... a knock on the door. You answer and a woman is standing there looking scared. She tells you she is on the run from a man who is trying to kill her and asks for you to help ...
Was Kant right?
... • Kant believed capital punishment was a form of consistent universalisability. • “An evil deed draws punishment on ...
... • Kant believed capital punishment was a form of consistent universalisability. • “An evil deed draws punishment on ...
Archetypes of Wisdom
... problematic because he rarely indicates “how deeply and pervasively gender-structured” society is. As Okin notes, “A feminist reader finds it difficult not to keep asking, ‘Does this theory apply to women?’” ...
... problematic because he rarely indicates “how deeply and pervasively gender-structured” society is. As Okin notes, “A feminist reader finds it difficult not to keep asking, ‘Does this theory apply to women?’” ...
Criticisms of Kant - The Richmond Philosophy Pages
... duties are absolute and so we are compelled to obey the command of each duty – where these duties conflict, Kant provides no procedure for resolving this conflict However, for Ross it is essential that prima facie duties are not absolute (this is why they’re called prima facie from the Latin term ...
... duties are absolute and so we are compelled to obey the command of each duty – where these duties conflict, Kant provides no procedure for resolving this conflict However, for Ross it is essential that prima facie duties are not absolute (this is why they’re called prima facie from the Latin term ...
Kant - Def
... Suppose that time extends infinitely back. Then you would never be able to explain how we got to the present. This is because an infinite amount of time would have passed before we got to this year. And an infinite amount of time would take forever, so we could never get here. ...
... Suppose that time extends infinitely back. Then you would never be able to explain how we got to the present. This is because an infinite amount of time would have passed before we got to this year. And an infinite amount of time would take forever, so we could never get here. ...
Kant`s Ethical Theory
... UK and many international laws. When Jack Kevorkian tried to defend his killing of Thomas Youk, the judge limited the evidence he could introduce, saying it didn’t matter if he intended to help Mr Youk, or if Mr Youk wanted to die. What was important was the act itself. ...
... UK and many international laws. When Jack Kevorkian tried to defend his killing of Thomas Youk, the judge limited the evidence he could introduce, saying it didn’t matter if he intended to help Mr Youk, or if Mr Youk wanted to die. What was important was the act itself. ...
The World as Will and Representation
The World as Will and Representation (German: Die Welt als Wille und Vorstellung) is the central work of the German philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. The first edition was published in December 1818, and the second expanded edition in 1844. In 1948, an abridged version was edited by Thomas Mann.