Modern Philosophy and the Scientific Revolution
The scientific revolution, spanning the 16th to 18th centuries, witnessed groundbreaking discoveries and radical ideas that fundamentally altered humanity’s understanding
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Kant, Immanuel
Immanuel Kant, a prominent German philosopher of the 18th century, developed a systematic approach to ethics and metaphysics, emphasizing the role of reason in understanding moral principles and the nature of knowledge.
Does justification lie in the Ends or the Means?
Does the End justify the Means? From the philosophical theories of Niccolò Machiavelli and Immanuel Kant to the concept of utilitarianism, we explore various perspectives of this ethical conundrum.
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The Kingdom of Ends: the Ethics of Kant
In the 18th century, Europe was in a state of constant flux. The age of enlightenment was in full swing
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Nietzsche and the crisis of morality
“God is dead”, Zarathustra said in Nietzsche’s Thus Spake Zarathustra, “and we have killed him.” Morality had been the domain of religion for centuries and millennia, until now.
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Utilitarianism, or Does the end justify the means?
One way in which utilitarianism differs from Kantian deontology is in its view of intention and consequences. We covered this
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Kant and the categorical imperative
Kant distinguishes between two types of imperatives, or moral guides. Hypothetical imperatives tell us how to act in order to
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The good intentions of Immanuel Kant
With modernity, as respect for science grew, so did the idea that the scientific model could be used in areas
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