10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SUPEREROGATION»
Discover the use of
supererogation in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
supererogation and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Supererogation: Its Status in Ethical Theory
David Heyd's study will stimulate philosophers to recognise the importance of the rather neglected topic of the distinctiveness of supererogation.
2
Beyond the Call of Duty:
Supererogation, Obligation, and Offence
The possibility of supererogation--doing more than one feels morally obliged to do--is denied by many thinkers.
3
Beyond Obligation: Reasons, Demands, and the Problem of ...
Philosophers have typically approached this question by looking at the reasons for and against performing the supererogatory act.
4
Heroes, Saints, and Ordinary Morality
According to Wolf, the category of supererogation is thus necessary in order to
give the self room to pursue its own interests more easily. See Susan Wolf, "Moral
Saints," Journal of Philosophy 79, no. 8 (1982): 433, 439. At times Wolf even ...
5
Routledge Encyclopedia of Philosophy: Index
Historically, Catholic thinkers defended the doctrine of supererogation by
distinguishing what God commands from what he merely prefers, while
Reformation thinkers claimed that all actions willed by God are obligatory. In
contemporary ...
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Satisficing and Maximizing: Moral Theorists on Practical Reason
His argument claims several virtues for the conception, including the capacity to
account for supererogation. It's difficult to see how a maximizing conception of
morality can allow room for supererogation: If I'm required in every case to
choose ...
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Harvey's Four letters, and sonnets, touching Robert Greene; ...
Sir Egerton Brydges. cestors did, yet express they their actions in dispraise of
their successors, as by ocular experience they knew what they did. Far be my
thoughts estranged from conversing or commercing with these men ; yea, may I
rather ...
Sir Egerton Brydges, 1815
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The Expectations of Morality
Moral philosophers have frequently noted that going beyond the call of duty
qualifies as supererogation. An act of supererogation is standardly characterized
as an act whose performance is morally praiseworthy and does not fulfil duty and
...
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Deontic Logic in Computer Science: 9th International ...
Derivatively, the resulting framework allows for the representation of the main
prior approaches to supererogation and offense other than my own, for example,
the Chisholm-Sosa approach, the earlier Meinong-Schwartz approach, what ...
Ron van der Meyden, Leendert van der Torre, 2008
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Value, Obligation, and Meta-ethics
But it can instead take the form of a denial that such acts are even desirable,
much less obligatory, and it is in any case concerned with the projects and the
integrity of an agent in a way that the supererogation objection is not. This all
betokens ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SUPEREROGATION»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
supererogation is used in the context of the following news items.
The Hero as Supererogator
It seems to me that it depends upon the level of sacrifice or strenuous achievement one manages “above and beyond one's call to duty” — supererogation. «American Spectator, Jul 15»
Philosophy Department Boasts Record Number of Student …
Among them was Amy Massoud G'15, whose paper, “Moral Worth and Supererogation,” was one of only seven chosen from a pool of 325 submissions for ... «Syracuse University News, May 15»
Senior CofE clergy attack 'immorality' of right-to-buy scheme
... my dad in hospital despite it printing a nasty story about me. I call that an act of supererogation and a half." The Latin term means paying beyond what is due. «ChristianToday, Apr 15»
Augusta Glossary: 20 Masters Terms to Make Yourself Sound Smarter
Do you revel in pretension? Well friends, there's no more apropos avenue for grandiosity and supererogation than the Masters. It's easy: act with pomposity, like ... «SportsGrid, Apr 15»
Anderson says Thunderbirds are Go
Sylvia and Gerry Anderson's "supererogation" credits also include Stingray, Captain Scarlett and Fireball Cell. She said she still owns about eight original ... «Daily Mail, Mar 15»
The Welfare State: who should pay for the transportation of a rich …
I think I believe either (b) or (c); insofar as it could be (b), this supererogation is grounded in my thinking, were I to be rich, I should contribute more to the state ... «Practical Ethics, Feb 15»
The decline in Confession is the most vivid illustration of the …
... most of the time; it is what is called an act of supererogation: it is not a legal requirement, rather something you do because you want to go the extra mile in the ... «Catholic Herald Online, Sep 14»
Damien Hirst's global show.
Hirst is originally unoriginal, to put it positively: a master of supererogation. His work comprehends all manner of things about previous art except, crucially, why it ... «The New Yorker, Jul 14»
Canada's blood supply hits five-year low. Here's how you can save a …
I don't know where moral philosophers draw the line at what counts as supererogation – going above and beyond the call of duty – but surely giving up 60 ... «The Globe and Mail, Jun 14»
SWISS OPEN 2014 SF – Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose
The supererogation China displayed contrasted sharply with the Korean presence in the Swiss semi-finals. After Sung Ji Hyun's loss, only Jang Ye Na and Kim ... «Badzine, Mar 14»
