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Plagiarism - Stealing the Words of Others

6 Pages 1603 Words March 2015

Plagiarism is the lazy student's dream and the hard worker's nightmare. Some people tend to think they cannot be successful or that the effort is extreme so they commit plagiarism or rip words off from other essays. Some
people take it as a job. Some people do it as a hobby. Some people don’t care about these types of issues or don’t participate in them. Plagiarism is unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another
author and the representation of them as one's own original work. Plagiarism is something that isn't respected and condoned in the educational process. It robs students from their learning experience. For educational purpose,
plagiarism is immoral and unethical. How would we all learn if we cheat by steal other peoples work and get credit for it? Some people may think it’s fine because it’s a victimless crime and it doesn’t affect their values. There are many different philosophies with their own moral and ethical beliefs. In this paper, it will examine what Aristotle, Kant, Camus, and Mill would think of plagiarism and their theories including my own.
A moral theory explains not why one event causes another, but why an action is right or wrong or why a person or a person’s character is good or bad. (Vaughn p.126) This quote creates a good question: Is plagiarism morally right or wrong? Does that define our character of morality? Most philosophers have different views on moral and ethical principles. The philosopher's task is to take this information and evaluate it based on their other knowledge, place it in a context. They ask about the big questions: What constitutes happiness? What is our purpose? What’s our moral value?
Aristotle is one of the most famous philosophers. He thought that life's main aim is happiness. “Happiness, then, is something complete and self-sufficient, and is the end of action...” (Vaughn p.163) Aristotle believed virtues led to happiness which says th...

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