Essays on Metaphysics

In determining whether we should conclude that human beings should not be able to drive their own cars, both John Stuart Mill and Immanuel Kant’s thoughts allow for discussion of important issues to consider in this scenario. Mill’s descriptions of happiness, pleasure and pain provide…

Metaphysical Naturalism Reuben Abel discusses three views of metaphysics in the first chapter of Man is the Measure, exploring the definitions, strengths, and flaws found with each position. Of the three, I find naturalism most appealing because it reflects my definition of reality better than…

It would seem that the ultimate goal of Aristotle’s Metaphysics is to solve the ultimate question: what is it to be? His numerous digressions make it difficult to comprehend what exactly his thoughts are however, he uses a multitude of strategies including his primacy of…

Kant project consists in making explicit the limits of human knowledge in general and this is made explicit in the Transcendental Dialectic section of the Critique of Pure Reason in particular. To make sense of this we have to look at his project as a…