To have moral worth, our actions must be motivated by duty, rather than mere sympathy or inclination. As a paradigm of moral ...

Here’s one of the great ethical concepts of Western Civilization: the categorical imperative. I admit I was forced to read Immanuel Kant’s book “The Critique of Practical Wisdom” while doing graduate ...

Few moral precepts parallel Immanuel Kant’s concept of the Categorical Imperative (CI), in terms of their influence on the modern notion of the person as an autonomous individual; worthy of dignity, ...

THE BASICS: JUNIE B. JONES IS NOT A CROOK, a play for ages 6+ by Alison Gregory presented by Theatre of Youth, with remaining shows Saturday March 17 at 1 p.m. (the day before the St. Paddy’s parade ...

Act so that the maxim of your will can be valid as a principle of universal legislation. -- Immanuel Kant When it comes to intimidation, Immanuel Kant takes the cake. Although he barely exceeded five ...

Here's where I'll start explaining why I think people are stronger than they think, and we'll start with the natural person—Immanuel Kant. Kant? Really? That guy? Most people who have some familiarity ...

The political theories of John Locke, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Montesquieu and others greatly influenced our Founders in the creation of our nation, as well as our patent system. In particular, Locke’s ...

We live in times of ethical turmoil, divisions between those who believe only their truths are true and others who believe there are no universal truths at all. When these two points of view clash ...