# Which ethical philosophy most closely approximates your own?

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**Created:** [November 25, 2009, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ethical-philosophy-most-closely-approximates-your-own/518888 "2009-11-25T08:40:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rigamarole](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/77aa72/32.png) [@Rigamarole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rigamarole)\
**Post date:** [November 25, 2009, 8:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/which-ethical-philosophy-most-closely-approximates-your-own/518888/1 "2009-11-25T08:40:08Z")

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Now I realize for many people it is some combination of these, as reality is not so neatly divided into categories and there is going to be inevitable overlap. But which principle is closest to your own guiding principle?