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Excerpt from Theories of Ethics: A Study in Moral Obligation
Ethics, Henry Sidgwick wrote, is the science or study of what ought to be, so far as this depends upon the voluntary action of individuals it imparts or seeks the most perfect knowl edge possible of the rightness or goodness of voluntary actions or their results These statements appear to be clear and to the point; actually, however, they are not unambiguous but require clarification in at least two respects.
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