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The Distinction Between Utilitarian and Deontological Morality
Economist Steven Johnson says he empathizes with people who think cheating is wrong on principle. He argues there's a difference between utilitarian and deontological morality. In economics, lexicographic preferences are where no cost benefit analysis can be done for one thing over another. "I guess I consider cheating just one part of the great triumvirate"