Supererogation
According to its simplest definition, supererogation means freely and intentionally doing good beyond the requirements of duty. A more complicated definition involves the responses of third parties: the supererogatory act is one that is praiseworthy if performed, but not blameworthy if omitted, as l...
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Cambridge u.a.
Cambridge Univ. Press
2015
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| Schriftenreihe: | Royal Institute of Philosophy supplement
77 |
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Tag hinzufügen | Zusammenfassung: | According to its simplest definition, supererogation means freely and intentionally doing good beyond the requirements of duty. A more complicated definition involves the responses of third parties: the supererogatory act is one that is praiseworthy if performed, but not blameworthy if omitted, as long as one does one's duty. These definitions lead to a broad range of philosophical problems with long historical roots. How can something be good and yet not required? How relevant is the agent's motivation to our assessment of that agent's sacrifice? What is the difference between supererogation and virtue? Is supererogation essential to friendship and love? Do all of us have the genuine capacity to be saints and heroes? --- From back cover |
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| Beschreibung: | Literaturangaben |
| Beschreibung: | vii, 242 Seiten |
| ISBN: | 9781107545731 978-1-107-54573-1 |