In his publication, Foundations of the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant supplies his readers with a thesis that claims morality can be derived from the principle of the categorical imperative. The strongest argument to support his thesis is the difference between actions in accordance with duty...

Under the principals of Utilitarianism, the entire process of reversing permanent birth control, conceiving a child on the possibility of having compatible bone marrow, and putting an infant though a painful surgery to save the life of an older sister can be moral but not always depending on how you...

If life were one big dartboard, with happiness the bulls-eye, then morality would be the feathers on the dart that we shoot. This analogy, if it were known in the 1700's and 1800's, would not only have spared Bentham and Mill a lot of time, but spared the world a lot of trees. For them, happines...

Following the Vietnam War, the Marine Corps began looking for a new way to transport equipment and troops to replace outdated, aging helicopters of this era. Soon after, the idea of the MV-22 Osprey was presented to Department of Defense officials. Despite the approval of this project to get under...

Absolutism vs. Relativism Absolutism and relativism are two extreme ethical approaches to reality. While they are both valid and supported by facts, they are very contrasting in their views. Values are what a person cares about and thinks is worthwhile. For example, values can include life, love, re...

The moral argument only 'works' in the framework of practical reason. Critically discuss the meaning and implications of this claim. Immanuel Kant was instrumental in demolishing the traditional philosophical arguments for God's existence. In Critique of Pure Reason (1781) ,his ...

Absolutism and relativism are two extreme ethical approaches to reality. While they are both valid and supported by facts, they are very contrasting in their views. Values are what a person cares about and thinks is worthwhile. For example, values can include life, love, religious faith, freedom, r...

In this paper, I plan to discuss what can account for moral goodness according to the Natural Law Theory, and the modern philosopher Immanuel Kant. Each has different views on how to judge whether a person is morally good. Each has its own standards of measurement, which will be explained throughout...

Ethics of Abortion The debate over abortion has been constantly raging since the day it was legalized. It is a debate that sees large amounts of supporters that are both for and against it. In our society moral applications of certain ethics vary throughout. This is the case for philosophers Joh...