Transcendental philosophy

Many parallels have been drawn between the ancient philosophy known as stoicism and early Christian thought. They both believe that what ultimately matters in a person is internal, and that man should not preoccupy himself with earthly belongings. They are both highly individual, and believe that there is one divine force that is ruling the universe. And yet, in spite of some essential similarities, there are aspects where the two philosophies greatly diverge. A peculiar fact is that, although

Immanuel Kant and Sir William David Ross agreed and disagreed about different aspects of ethical practice. Both philosophers had influential views on ethics with strong opinions and interpretations of what moral philosophy is. Part of C.S. Lewis’ Book touches on the notions raised by the philosophers. Positions of Kant and Ross Immanuel Kant was a Rule Nonconsequentialist Theorist who established Duty Ethics. His theory stemmed from the idea of moral absolutism, a theory which believes moral truths

the development of his philosophy as exemplified through the rhetoric, literary style and speeches found within Thus Spoke Zarathustra. This report will follow the origins of Friedrich Nietzsche, the contextualization of his philosophical stances within his famed text, and the profound influence of his literature in relation to late nineteenth-century thought and beyond. BACKGROUND In 1844, Friedrich Nietzsche was born in a small

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The Question of Socrates' Obedience, Supported by Confucius Introduction Is it right to act in one's own best interest, or to obey the state? In other words, was Socrates right to obey the orders of the state of Athens to take poison, or should he have acted to preserve his own life by choosing exile or escaping? In The Trial and Death of Socrates, the question is posed to the philosopher whether it is right to act in one's own best interest or to obey the State. Crito argues that the State's

Metaphysics as Addressed by Kant and Hume In the Prolegomena, Kant states that reading David Hume, "awakened him from his dogmatic slumber." It was Hume's An Inquiry Concerning Human Understanding that made Kant aware of issues and prejudices in his life that he had previously been unaware of. This further prompted Kant to respond to Hume with his own analysis on the theory of metaphysics. Kant did not feel that Hume dealt with these matters adequately and resolved to pick up where Hume had

metaphysics of morals, my contention is that Kant’s metaphysics of morals is flawed, not wholly applicable to the real current world, and therefore not convincing. To begin, Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals is a work of political and moral philosophy by Immanuel Kant. In Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals, Immanuel Kant offers the categorical imperative as a moral obligation that not only binds us but also serves us to true freedom. Kant asserts that we need the categorical imperative and

science and spiritualism; it became a popular book among his peers (par. 20). Students began debating between science and religion, revealing many of these students were genuinely interested in seeking truth (par. 20). Yang was “captivated” on western philosophy during the early 1980s, later transitioning his concentration to religion simply because, “…philosophers [always] wrote something about God” (par. 24). Today he is the founder of the Religion and Chinese Society Center at Purdue University and Renmin

Kierkegaard's works are not straightforward proclamations of his philosophy: he wrote under pseudonyms and assumed the persona of these fictional characters in his writing. Thus, one must be careful when attributing a particular position to Kierkegaard -- often the view is advanced by a pseudonym, so various inferential

empiricism seems to lead straight to scepticism about the external world. Kant objected strongly to this. Science really is studying the external world and there really is an external world for it to investigate. Kant brought about a revolution in philosophy (he called it a "Copernican revolution). He argued that the empiricists and rationalists were both right and wrong. The Empiricists