Immanuel Kant
Essays

¶ … Religious Liberty as Stated in the First Amendment

The Enlightenment represents a period of intellectual advancement characterized by a burgeoning espousal of secularism, humanity, and freedom from the late sixteenth century to the advent of the French Revolution (Gay;…

One of the most vehement scientific controversies of the last few decades has surrounded stem cells -- their harvesting, and use in research. Stem cells are found in most multi-cellular organs and are characterized by…

Philosophers over the course of history had been trying to find the answers to questions comprises of HOW, WHEN, WHO and WHAT. They apply these query terms to every phenomenon whether it is related to nature or human…

Response a: Profit vs. Public Health (Ch. 7, Case 30, Promoting "Smart Tanning"?)

¶ … GERMAN GEOGRAPHER ALEXANDER HUMBOLDT: A BIOGRAPHY of HUMBOLDT'S CONTRIBUTION & INFLUENCE on MODERN GEOGRAPHIC THEORY

The fields of nursing and health care involve difficult decisions that often involve moral conduct. This article examines how complicated such process can be and provides a review of the various principles involved including those recognized as basic philosophy choices and those how they compare to the nursing code and traditional religious beliefs.

¶ … ethics of organ donation incentives and mandates continue to challenge the perception and values of healthcare professionals, legislators and lawmakers, and most of all, the general public.

this paper compares and contrasts the Retributivist Theory with the Utilitarian Theory in determining which better justifies criminal punishment. The retributivist theory punishes crime for its own sake and has no regard for other consequences. The utilitarian theory, on the other, justifies punishment only if it redounds to the greatest happiness of the greatest number. But there are other loopholes even in the second theory.

Enlightenment represents a stage in Western philosophy and culture which spanned the eighteenth century, and advocated Reason as the primary source of authority. As a movement, the beginning of the Enlightenment can be…