Maxim

The novel Rebecca by Daphne Du Maurier pits the title character against Maxim de Winter’s second wife. The two women are totally different in their appearance, their behavior, and finally their relationship with Maxim de Winter. The appearances of Rebecca and Maxim’s second wife differs significantly. The two women’s appearances are polar opposites to each other and they carry themselves in two different ways. Rebecca “[is] much taller than [Maxim’s second wife], by length” (168) and has “a…

things or of thinking about problems that is based on dealing with specific situations instead of on ideas and theories”. The core of pragmatism is what is known as the pragmatist maxim. This is essentially a rule for generating hypotheses (Hookway, 2012). Both James and Peirce used truth as their primary pragmatist maxim. For James’s he attempted to answer a single question: How can you believe in the claims of modern science, yet hold onto your faith…

Kant’s moral theory is based on the fact that one’s action should be governed by a maxim that follows the purity of the will; the idea that one’s actions should be based on a will that aligns with duty and not on the consequences of one’s actions. In the contrary, rule utilitarianism is based on the consequences of one’s actions and how it impacts the overall happiness of the individuals involved. The following paper focuses on the ideas of duty ethics and utilitarian ethics; and how these ideas…

Well, the best way to test this claim it to run a maxim that shows people not acting selflessly for the benefice of others and prove its immorality according to the universal law formulation. So, imagine the maxim, “I will walk past the drowning stranger in order to get to work on time.” If such a maxim, became universal law, meaning everyone walked past drowning strangers to get to work on time, one, would the maxim be effective and, two, would this be a desirable world to live in…

heroine. The heroine does not have a first name that is mentioned in the book. (Du Maurier, 24) She is referred to by many other names for example Mrs. de Winter, madam, and “mademoiselle”. (Du Maurier, 22, 24) The only reference to her name is when Maxim referred to her name as “being unique and beautiful,” therefore she remains nameless. (Du Maurier, 20) Mrs.de Winter was a shy and clumsy woman that lacked poise, in addition to making…

An example of this is informing a person of their role in a situation and being able to explain one’s personal reasonings to their maxim to that other person; utilizing a bank teller to withdraw money in order to donate to a charity on a monthly basis (the teller is being used as a means; yet, knows, understands, and agrees to the maxim being sought; therefore, no longer is used as a means but an overall end.) To treat people as a means is to deduce when deciding if an act should be…

the Maxim Gun, Modern Manufacturing, and Child Labour. The industrial revolution began in the textile industry and during the course of history people have changed the manufacturing process dramatically. Instead of items being produced by hand, the owners of the facilities created ways to have machines produce the items ("Thomas net." ). Manufacturing changes in production. By the 19th century, Europeans gun technology had improved dramatically, especially with the introduction of the maxim gun…

First stating that God's existence is reasonable because there must be a first cause. He also talks about individual morals and how God and morality go hand and hand. He then brings into light the categorical imperative, and how rational people create maxims. Furthermore, Kant mentions the highest good and happiness and how our will is associated with moral legislation of pure reason. Kant is not trying to prove God's existence, he is only speaking of God’s existence as reasonable. Kant…

supreme principle of morality, and he referred to it as the categorical imperative. The categorical imperative states that you should act only on maxims that you could will that everyone also adopts. In order to do this one must 1. Produce your maxim. 2. Imagine that you’re willing makes your action a law of human behavior…

conflict. The maxim Keep Your Enemies In Front of You is displaying how to use conflict with others as an advantage. I feel that this maxim can apply to modern life and politics because human connections are changing perpetually. Mathews states that “the opponent in one fight is often the valued ally in the next” (Mathews 92). This quote describes my opinion that people can grow apart or together at any moment, no matter if it is a friendship or political relationship. I also believe this maxim…