how critical thought exists within an infinite amount of creativity with no principles but in search of them. Lyotard understands the Kantian sublime as a way to comply with the standards that critically analyze postmodernism using deconstruction. Kant differentiated the sublime between the vastness and greatness and the dynamic sublime. The vastness sublime is so great we can’t just use our senses like we normally do; it requires us to heighten our senses beyond comprehension. The dynamic sublime
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German philosopher Immanuel Kant (1724-1804) was the most influential thinker of the Enlightenment era and one of the greatest Western philosophers of all times. According to Kant‚ the Enlightenment can be defined as‚ “A person’s emergence from his self-sustained dependency.” ( What is Enlightenment? ). Kant believed that in order to break away from dependency‚ one must be able to think for himself. However‚ the only way to fully exercise freedom was to act morally. In the “Groundwork for the Metaphysics
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categorical imperative leads Kant towards the critique of pure reason arguing that without a goodwill one can’t even be worthy of being happy. Kant introduces goodwill‚ treating people as means rather than ends and doing the right thing for the right reason. Making a distinction between science and knowledge and eliminating common sense on a route to the philosophical‚ Kant defines reason as reason a practical faculty to influence will and also being essential to will. Kant argument in the Groundwork
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Aristotle describes virtue as balance between vices. (Nic. Ethics‚ IV 2). By being truly virtuous‚ that means one has reached ultimate perfection. The question is‚ can someone be virtuous? If being truly virtuous means one is perfect‚ many religions such as Christianity refutes the idea of a being having the ability to be perfect without being God. There are large issues that make one question how one can be virtuous‚ what path to take and discovering how that decision was made in the first place
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Aristotle Notes Introduction: Aristotle’s Definition of Happiness “Happiness depends on ourselves.” More than anybody else‚ Aristotle enshrines happiness as a central purpose of human life and a goal in itself. As a result he devotes more space to the topic of happiness than any thinker prior to the modern era. Living during the same period as Mencius‚ but on the other side of the world‚ he draws some similar conclusions. That is‚ happiness depends on the cultivation of virtue‚ though his virtues
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Kant: Goodness The philosopher I used is Immanuel Kant. He was very practical in his thinking of goodness. A quote of his was "I ought‚ therefore I can". His view was good anything is under good will . He believed good will was the primary goodness‚ good in its purest form‚ and that it couldn’t be corrupted. Good feelings and good intentions and actions can be interpreted in different ways; man can corrupt these things into evil...even though it still might be good in that man’s eyes
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1: plato believes in dualism‚ where Aristotle does not. support 2: plato proposes that the soul transcends‚ where Aristotle does not. Introduction: Centuries ago‚ Aristotle was a student at Plato’s school. Being a student at Plato’s school‚ Aristotle’s philosophies were greatly influenced by Plato. There are many similarities in the philosophies of the two‚ but there are many differences as well. The question of “ What is a soul?” is one topic Aristotle and Plato did not agree. Plato’s construction
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unbearable pain‚ genuinely desired to die‚ and freely and competently made such a request. On the same day Dr. Chabot administered the medicine‚ Hilly took the concoction‚ and died. In Deontology‚ the term itself leads us to the study of duty. Duty for Kant is the underlying role of morality. Our duty and intentions combine to form our will‚ and the only one thing in the world that is good is a good will. To act according to duty means we are acting according to principals‚ not according to the final
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Year‚ Class 1A Contrast the views that both Aristotle and Epicurus hold on pleasure Epicurus tried to find the key of obtaining pleasure‚ so did Aristotle. Although they both have different theories about pleasure‚ they both agreed on the idea that actions aim to obtain pleasures. Pleasure is something that can be defined differently by each individual. Every person have a different idea on how we reach our desires. For Aristotle‚ our pleasures come through fulfilling human
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According to the philosophers Heilbroner‚ Kant‚ and Mill ethics can be beneficiary to the human race; for in the instance that ethics can make you a better person in society. Mill believed that the things (events‚ material items‚ choices‚ etc.) that made the most people happy were the most morally good thing to do (par 1). Kant believed that if your intentions are good‚ your morals are good. Kant also had his Categorical Imperatives which is his view on how one’s maxims (subjective principles of
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