Immanuel Kant
Essays

There are a number of ethical considerations one must account for when examining various aspects of utilizing third world countries as resources for pollutant heavy industries and processes. One must weight the benefits related to costs and monetary concerns against those pertaining to the health of the local residents. This document examines many such concerns.

The purpose of the present paper is to compare the views that Kant and Hume had on the concept of causation. We will begin by discussing Hume's argument that our idea of causation is just the idea of constant conjunction.

This paper analyzes two early political philosophers, Immanuel Kant and Jean Jacques Rousseau. These philosophers began the age of Romanticism, the idea of the state as the medium for achieving utopia. Their ideas were challenged by the absolutist monarchs present in Europe in the 18th century, and their writings influenced the French Revolution of 1789.

"To tell the truth is a duty, but is a duty only with regard to one who has a right to the truth. But no one has a right to a truth that harms others" (Immanuel Kant, "Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals")

The issue of the military and its relationship with the press is greatly varied and complex. The military for example has of necessity upheld a code of secrecy for the purpose of protecting its procedures during warfare.

¶ … reign of King Henry VIII of England has gone down in history as one of the most violent and tyrannical rules in the recorded western tradition. Yet, at the same time, his drastically self-interested acts as king…

¶ … philosophical ideals and contributions to philosophical thought by the following: a: David Hume b: Aristotle c: Spinoza/Lao Tsu d: Immanuel Kant e: John Stuart Mill a: David Hume had a profound effect on…

The Gulf War from Kant's Cosmopolitan Perspective

Immanuel Kant's perspective in regard to the connection between reason and freedom is particularly controversial, as the Prussian philosopher considered that being purely rational is basically the same as being free.

The concept of Autonomy in "Paradise Lost"