Commonsense Morality Makes a Distinction Between Doing Our Duty and Doing

question 33

Multiple Choice

Commonsense morality makes a distinction between doing our duty and doing more than duty requires, what are called supererogatory actions. This distinction seems to disappear in

• A) ethical egoism.
• B) social contract theory.
• C) utilitarianism.
• D) Kant's theory.

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