Plagiarism is the lazy student's dream and the hard worker's nightmare. Some people tend to think they cannot be successful or that the effort is extreme so they commit plagiarism or rip words off from other essays. Some people take it as a job. Some people do it as a hobby. Some people don’t care about these types of issues or don’t participate in them. Plagiarism is unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one's own original work. Plagiarism is something that isn't respected and condoned in the educational process. It robs students from their learning experience. For educational purpose, plagiarism is immoral and unethical. How would we all learn if we cheat by steal other peoples work and get credit for it? Some people may think it’s fine because it’s a victimless crime and it doesn’t affect their values. There are many different philosophies with their own moral and ethical beliefs. In this paper, it will examine what Aristotle, Kant, Camus, and Mill would think of plagiarism and their theories including my own. A moral theory explains not why one event causes another, but why an action is right or wrong or why a person or a person’s character is good or bad. (Vaughn p.126) This quote creates a good question: Is plagiarism morally right or wrong? Does that define our character of morality? Most philosophers have different views on moral and ethical principles. The philosopher's task is to take this information and evaluate it based on their other knowledge, place it in a context. They ask about the big questions: What constitutes happiness? What is our purpose? What’s our moral value? Aristotle is one of the most famous philosophers. He thought that life's main aim is happiness. “Happiness, then, is something complete and self-sufficient, and is the end of action...” (Vaughn p.163) Aristotle believed virtues led to happiness which says that there are certain virtues and vices acts. He believed that the ethics allows you to be as happy as possible while balancing your actions. This is where I agree with his philosophy on happiness while balancing our actions. Aristotle states that everything that a man does is for an end purpose. [Vaughn p.1163) While most ethical theories are action-based, Aristotle's ethics is not. Aristotle would ask "What kind of character do I want to have?". Aristotle's ethic is character-based and character is the basis of action. Aristotle would disagree with plagiarism, because by doing that isn’t ethical and that would define your character. He thinks plagiarism is a learned sin. Kant is another philosopher who was a deontologist. Kant's moral system is based on a belief that reason is the fi