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What Is the Difference Between Supererogatory and Obligatory Actions? Why

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What is the difference between supererogatory and obligatory actions? Why do critics allege that utilitarianism conflates these two kinds of acts? Does this pose a serious problem for utilitarianism in your view? Why or why not?


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