Mitra, Madhumita2021-10-132021-10-132020-030976-4496https://ir.nbu.ac.in/handle/123456789/4128One 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....enArticle