Hume's Theory on Knowledge in the World
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5 pages in length. It was the conviction of philosopher David Hume that there cannot be any genine knowledge of the world other than what we are perceiving at that very moment. Additionally, Hume rejects the two principles by which mankind can infer anything about future experience based on our past experience; namely, induction and the principle of causality. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Hume, Berkeley and Descartes: Struggling with Reality
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A 5-page paper discussing specific questions about the relationship between the views of David Hume to Rene Descartes and George Berkeley. Specifically discussed are reality and knowledge, cause and effect, miracles and the nature of God. Lists 3 sources.
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Ideas of Gould and Bacon Compared
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This 5 page paper delves into science and philosophy as the views of these scientists are compared and contrasted. The religious views of each, as it respects fundamental scientific problems, are discussed. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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Identity of Meaning Theory
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A 2 page discussion and analysis of the Identity of Meaning Theory as posited by theorists such as U.T. Place. The writer compares identity of meaning with its opposite : factual existence and concludes that indeed, we don't have to actually know how to describe something before we can describe it. No Bibliography.
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Immanuel Kant and the Concept of Ethics
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This 5 page report discusses Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)who is often described as one of the greatest of all philosophers. He differentiates rather carefully between what he thinks of as duties of virtue (ethics) from duties of justice (right). Bibliography lists 6sources.
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Immanuel Kant and the Differences Between Acting “in” or “from” Duty
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This 5 page report discusses Kant’s Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, Kant is determined to find the most reasonable principle of right or appropriate conduct understood to be what human beings most commonly think of as moral conduct. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Immanuel Kant's "Critique of Pure Reason": Distinctions Between Analytical and Synthetic Judgments and Between A-Priori and A-Posteriori Judgments
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A 5 page overview of Kantian philosophy. Examines the analytical and synthetic approaches to judgments and defines each. Further distinguishes between the a-priori and the a-posteriori approaches. Provides guidance as to why Kant equated the possibility of metaphysics with the possibility of synthetic a-priori judgments. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Immanuel Kant, Autonomy, and a Respect for Liberty
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This 5 page report discusses the philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and how it relates to public policy. According to Kant, for an action to have true moral worth, it must be done from and not merely in accord with duty. Public policy requires a certain action and does not necessarily require any sense of individual autonomy and liberty. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Immanuel Kant’s Vision of Morality and “Political Moralists”
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This 5 page report discusses the philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) and his understanding of what constitutes morality and how it cannot be applied to a concept that would be called “political moralist.” In Kant’s opinion, the moral point of view is impartial and favors no particular individual. Morality requires an individual, according to Kant, that he or she act on a maxim that they can universalize, in other words that his or her reasons for a certain action could be considered valid for anyone in a comparable situation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Immanuel Kant’s “Religion Within the Limits of Reason Alone”
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This 5 page report discusses the thinking of Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) who is often described as one of the greatest of all philosophers in relationship to what he wrote and thought about religion and the “religion of morality.” In Kant’s opinion, the moral point of view is impartial and favors no particular individual. Morality requires an individual, according to Kant, that he or she act on a maxim that they can universalize, in other words that his or her reasons for a certain action could be considered valid for anyone in a comparable situation. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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