Philosophy of war

categorical imperative, duty, and the moral law (note that henceforth all important conceptual terms will be capitalized for clarity). I intend to make the case that Kant’s moral philosophy, while not without flaws, largely succeeds in making a rational articulation of morality. Kant begins with a broad categorisation of philosophy (here taken to mean the pursuit of all knowledge rather than the modern sense of the term) into two forms: the empirical study of experience or the pure analysis…

This brings Immanuel Kant’s ethical theory of the Categorical Imperative, which is based on three rules. First, someone must refer to a maxim in everything he does and test if this maxim can be a universal law, in a way that everyone else agrees on it. Second, every human being is priceless and has ““value beyond price”, so no human could use another to accomplish a self-interested task.” (Woolsey, 2010). The third golden rule is to treat others as they want to be treated. (Wood, 2007). Focusing…

one’s own labor. Locke notes that “every man has a property in his own person” taking the position in favor of the very concept of labor as something that is of value and also subject to ownership of that who it belongs to. This exponent of his philosophy is known as the labor theory of property. In this, Locke establishes the principle concept of individuality which is therefore carried out in various actions, most notably one’s own labor. In this, Locke states that “every man has a property in…

my horizons and started to look at life and philosophy in a whole new light. He has contributed so much to philosophy from finding the world 's first university to his studies on epistemology, ethics, and a variety of different subjects. His work has inspired a variety of other great philosophers, such as Aristotle and David Hume. Plato paved the way for how we do philosophy and what philosophy is really about. His work extends to every area of philosophy…

clear what philosophy and academic thinking are, where and when Plato lived, what his ideas where and how people reacted and perhaps still react. Furthermore, a reflection on his ideas will be given as well as my view on his beliefs. Philosophy The definition of philosophy is already contained in the word philosophy itself. In Greek, philo means love or devotion and sophia means wisdom. Philosophy literally means “Love of wisdom.” Philosophers are thus people devoted to wisdom. Philosophy is an…

Eighteenth century Europe can be described as being in a transitory state of philosophy and politics. The Enlightenment was meant to give the individual the tools to better understand the world around them through spiritualty, philosophy, science or a combination there of. However the discourse and teachings of this archetypical narrative were far from monolithic in nature. The quest for knowledge resulted in the mass creation of theoretical explanations for issues such as morality, class…

Philosopher. This German philosopher believed in nihilism, which is a philosophy that rejects all religious and moral principles, often in the belief that life is meaningless. This perspective on the world is continued, in the novel Grendel, by John Gardner, as the main character Grendel goes through different philosophies, from solipsism to nihilism. Grendel displays a nihilistic philosophy throughout the novel and ultimately this philosophy leaves him purposeless and plagues him with habitual…

immoral and a nihilist who condemns Christianity, in addition to believing that existence has no actual meaning. As one of the foremost existentialist theorists, Friedrich Nietzsche revolutionized philosophy because of his nontraditional interpretations and criticisms of theology, existence, morals, and philosophy during a time that valued these…

Xenophon was a student of Socrates, a soldier, historian and philosopher. He was born in Athens in the early years of the Peloponnesian War and was raised well educated and with military training. He is well-known for writing Anabasis , Memorabilia , and Apology . He developed some of his philosophical views from Socrates teachings and from war. Some these philosophies can be found in his practical treatises that provide useful information on how to do certain things such as taxation in his Ways…

of free will in moral philosophy. In…