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Jeremy Bentham had a complex system of ethics which Marx termed book-keeping. And Kant with his categorical imperative wasn't able to conclude what would now be considered the simplest moral principles. Morals are rules of behavior established by the ruling class with some enforced by laws. Just note the current set of copyright and patent laws. -- Ron ^^^^^^ CB: I think Adam Smith was a Moral Philosopher. Then there's worldly philosophers. If morals is ethics and ethics is what you do, then "What is to be done ?" by Lenin is a form of ethics. And Marx thesis on Feuerbach emphasize action, what is to be done to change the world. Copyright and patent laws are laws (smiles). Surely the legal system is part of the moral system ( or vica versa). Marx and Engels advocated changing the laws. In fact, their short definition of communism is legal. "Abolition of private property" , property being a legal category. _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
