John has found a way to get access to his school's grading database.He determines that he can change his own grades to a higher level without getting caught.He decides not to because he feels this would not be right if everyone did this so it is not right that he alone should do it.The ethical principle best described by this scenario is

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This scenario aligns with Immanuel Kant's categorical imperative, which states that one should act only according to the maxim that they would wish to become a universal law. In this case, if everyone changed their own grades, it would undermine the integrity of the grading system and would be unethical. Therefore, John decided not to change his grades, even though he had the opportunity to do so.

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