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Old 11-03-2008, 11:15 AM   #216
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Originally Posted by bill_mchale View Post
That being said, I am at least aware of most of the major ethical systems. Certainly I was aware enough of utilitarianism to show that even under a utilitarian ethic, profiting from another man's work without paying for it is wrong.
And that is simply not the case. I always depends on the situation. Unless you are thinking about some specific rule-based utilitarianism but you can argue that this kind of system is not really a true consequence ethics system.
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