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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Utilitarianism tends to blur the distinction between duty and supererogatory actions because it posits that one should always act to maximize overall happiness or utility, making it difficult to categorize actions as simply beyond what duty requires.

Commonsense Morality Makes a Distinction Between Doing Our Duty and Doing