Does Mill Demand Too Much Morality from A Moral Agent?
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2020-03
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Philosophical Papers Journal of Department of Philosophy
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Padhi, Laxmikanta
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University of North Bengal
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Mitra, M. (2020). Does Mill Demand Too Much Morality from A Moral Agent? Philosophical Papers Journal of Department of Philosophy, XVI, 141–150. https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/4128
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Mitra, Madhumita
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One of the most common criticisms raised against the utilitarian moral
philosophy is that utilitarianism demands too much morality from a moral agent. The
objection has been advanced by the critics arguing that the theory ignores the
“separateness of persons”. John Rawls has been considered a precursor of this
criticism. In A Theory of Justice, he has criticized utilitarianism for not taking into
serious consideration the distinctness of persons and thereby acting as an impartial
spectator....
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XVI
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0976-4496
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141 - 150