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Philosophical IssuesAbstractSeveral authors have recently argued that knowledge is not the aim of inquiry since it can make sense to inquire into a question even though one knows the answer. I argue that this a faulty diagnostic for determining whether one has met the constitutive standard of success of an activity type.
Jaakko Hirvelä
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Three paradoxes of supererogation [PDF]
Nous, 2021 Supererogatory acts—good deeds “beyond the call of duty”—are a part of moral common sense, but conceptually puzzling. I propose a unified solution to three of the most infamous puzzles: the classic Paradox of Supererogation (if it’s so good, why isn’t it
Daniel MuÑoz
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How Supererogation Can Save Intrapersonal Permissivism [PDF]
American Philosophical Quarterly, 2019 Rationality is intrapersonally permissive just in case there are multiple doxastic states that one agent may be rational in holding at a given time, given some body of evidence.
Li, Han
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A critical note on sporting supererogation
Journal of the Philosophy of Sport, 2021 Alfred Archer recently argued that there is good reason to think that sporting supererogation exists. In the present paper, I take a closer look at Archer’s two key cases from association football and his arguments in favour of positing that there is a ...
Steffen Borge
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The Cautionary Account of Supererogation
Philosophical QuarterlyThe problem of supererogation has attracted significant attention from contemporary moral philosophers. In this paper, we show that this problem was outlined in different terms in the work of the 11th century Persian philosopher Abū Alī Miskawayh.
Seyyed Mohsen Eslami, Alfred T M Archer
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Supererogation Across Normative Domains
Australasian Journal of Philosophy, 2016 ABSTRACTThe phenomenon of moral supererogation—action that goes beyond what moral duty requires—is familiar. In this paper, I argue that the concept of supererogation is applicable beyond the moral domain. After an introductory section 1, I outline in section 2 what I take to be the structure of moral supererogation, explaining how it comes to be an ...
Brian Mcelwee
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Supererogation in clinical research [PDF]
Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, 2008 'Supererogation' is the notion of going beyond the call of duty. The concept of supererogation has received scrutiny in ethical theory, as well as clinical bioethics. Yet, there has been little attention paid to supererogation in research ethics.
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An Adamsian Theory of Moral Obligations but without Divine Commands [PDF]
Pizhūhish/hā-yi Falsafī- Kalāmī, 2023 Theological Voluntarism is the view according to which certain moral properties or statuses have to be explained in terms of God’s commands, will, or other voluntary states of God.
Seyyed Abbas Kazemi Oskooei
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Personhood: An emergent view from Africa and the West. [PDF]
Dev World BioethAbstract African understandings of personhood are complex, with different accounts emphasizing distinct aspects of what it means to be a person. Some accounts stress excellence of character and performing well in social roles and relationships, while others focus on innate moral qualities of individuals independent of their conduct and character.
Jecker NS, Atuire CA.
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Study of Linda Zagzebski's Theological Approach to Moral Saints [PDF]
Comparative Theology, 2022 Linda Zagzebski is one of the philosophers working on the emotions and motivating dispositions of the saints. By expanding her theory of divine motivation, she tried to fill in an important gap in previous accounts about saintly life and show why ...
Aliasghar Hashemzadeh
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