Supererogation
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements
ISBN-10
1107545730
ISBN-13
9781107545731
Publisher
Cambridge University Press
Imprint
Cambridge University Press
Country of Manufacture
US
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 15th, 2015
Print length
254 Pages
Weight
360 grams
Dimensions
15.40 x 22.80 x 1.20 cms
Product Classification:
Ethics & moral philosophy
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This volume contains papers delivered by leading figures in moral philosophy and ethics as part of the Royal Institute of Philosophy's Annual Conference in 2014. The collection explores a range of philosophical problems surrounding the concept of supererogation, that is, freely and intentionally doing good beyond the requirements of duty.
According to its simplest definition, supererogation means freely and intentionally doing good beyond the requirements of duty. A more complex definition incorporates 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. This collection of essays, based on papers delivered at the Royal Institute of Philosophy''s Annual Conference in Dublin in June 2014, explores a broad range of philosophical problems that stem from various definitions of supererogation. 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?
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