Essays on The Philosophy of Kant

Kant and Hobbes had different understandings of the issue of morality. Kant took a more rationalistic view of morality, while Hobbes was more empirical in this re- gard. However, both proceeded from a subjective point. The understandings of these two philosophers differ in terms of reason, understanding human nature, as well as understanding morality. This paper will display the differences between Kant and Hobbes and provide a debate on the topic of punishment. According to Kant, there is a standard…

In looking at universal law and how to go about handling it in one's every day life, both Kant and Mill put forth excellent, yet different, methods. Kant explains in depth about reason, senses, and how to treat others in relation to your end goals. Mill focuses primarily on happiness and what is moral and immoral as it corresponds with one's “duties". Those duties, he says, are in a person's life from the very beginning and often define who we…