Critique of Pure Reason

Plato vs Aristotle: Justice Plato and Aristotle are two of the most remembered philosophers of all time. Being master and student, the two have had interesting propinquity yet gradually they came to disagreements amongst their viewpoints. Plato concluded that the highest reality was the forms, or ideas, while Aristotle refuted such concepts, claiming the physical world to be the most real. Rooted in different philosophical origins, the two began to build vast networks of ideals, often having…

Nietzche-Adorno-Foucault’s Critique of Modern Concept of Reason The concept of reasoning is one that has spanned the history of philosophy from antediluvian days to modern history constantly being a topic of much debate and discussion. Reason has been hailed as the subject of human intelligence that gives the entire humanity a special position in nature being the epitome characteristic that defines Western philosophy and modern science.. Based on Horkheimer & Adorno, (2002, p 73), the concept…

will is the foundation of ethics. It is a good will, that is the only things that is good as in it self. Kant defines a good will as the correction motivation and thinking, not an emotional sympathetic means but rather “the highest order” of pure practical reason. If one follows Kantian beliefs, there are two crucial questions that one must ask oneself before making decisions surrounding one’s personal ethic: 1. Can I “rationally will” that I want all people in all places, at all times to…

subject and object.’ (Deleuze, 1984, p.62) This means that in contrast to traditional philosophy, the subject and object work in solidarity, which shows the foundation for Kant’s conception of the subject. This idea is developed further in the Critique of Pure Reason, where Kant criticises Descartes conception of the ‘I think.’ For Kant, Descartes takes ‘I think’ to mean much more than a syllogism allows him to. A syllogism is a formal argument that consists of a major premise, for example, all…

Immanuel Kant and David Hume will be discussed with regards to the relationship between reason and morality, and the role of sympathy in moral motivation and judgement will be assessed. Through their respective works, they both propose different positions and standpoints on the issue of morality. Hume’s position of morality comes from feelings, emotions and passions, whereas Kant believed that morality is based on reason and a duty that applies to a moral law (Thephilo, 2012). The standpoints of…

The Industrial Revolution was a period of many things for many Britons, but most importantly it was a period of mechanization, mass production and the creation of a working and middle class that divided the nation. The substitution of machine labor for muscle labor led to a sweeping, relatively rapid change in the way of life throughout Britain. Productivity grew and standards of living grew along with it. However, this led to many questioning whether the increase in the standards of living…

The philosophies of Hegel and Kierkegaard differed in many ways, as Kierkegaard's is often seen as largely a response to or critique of Hegel's. They disagreed on the role of the individual vs. that of society, what comprises truth, and the place of Christianity in history. However, they also complemented each other in subtle ways, as well. Perhaps their single greatest disagreement lay in the debate of the importance of the individual and society. Hegel zoomed out as much as possible, trying…

University Speech Language and Hearing Center (TUSLHC) offered free hearing screenings to Temple University faculty and students. Three screenings were observed. Each screening included a throughout case history interview, an otoscopic examination, and pure-tone threshold hearing screening. During the case history interviews, the graduate clinicians asked each client a series of questions pertinent to their hearing. The case history included questions, such as history of hearing…

In Immanuel Kant’s Critique of Pure Reason he is trying to investigate the origin of human knowledge, which is done by an examination of a priori and a posteriori knowledge. Along with examining a priori and a posteriori knowledge he states that each type of knowledge is acquired through a faculty. A priori knowledge is obtained by cognitive faculty (analytic) and a posteriori knowledge is obtained by sensorial faculty (synthetic). In Kant’s Of the difference between Pure and Empirical…

Religion plays a large role in medieval literature. Chaucer and the Pearl Poet of ‘Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” used religion throughout their works a great deal for a plethora of reasons. In “The Canterbury Tales,” Chaucer uses religion to show the corruption of the government at that time. In the tale of “Sir Gawain and the Green Knight” the poem uses religion to paint a picture of a perfect man of nobility. Both of these works parallel each other, but the authors used religion in their…