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The problem is that no ethical system has ever achieved consensus. Ethical systems are completely unlike mathematics or

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"The problem is that no ethical system has ever achieved consensus. Ethical systems are completely unlike mathematics or science. This is a source of concern"

- Daniel Dennett

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This quote is written / told by Daniel Dennett somewhere between March 28, 1942 and today. He/she was a famous Philosopher from USA. The author also have 4 other quotes.

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