Ah, I see. I’m pretty sure you’ve run up against the “ought implies can” issue, not the issue of demandingness. IIRC, this is a contested principle, but I don’t really know much about it other than Kant originally endorsing it. I think the first part of Larks’ answer gives you a good idea of what consequentialists would say in response to this issue.
Ah, I see. I’m pretty sure you’ve run up against the “ought implies can” issue, not the issue of demandingness. IIRC, this is a contested principle, but I don’t really know much about it other than Kant originally endorsing it. I think the first part of Larks’ answer gives you a good idea of what consequentialists would say in response to this issue.