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Beyond duty: an examination and defence of supererogation [PDF]
, 2015 Many accept that there are some acts that are ‘supererogatory’ or ‘beyond the call of duty’. Risking one’s life to save others or dedicating one’s life to helping the needy are often thought to be examples of such acts.
Archer, Alfred Thomas Mckay
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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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, 2023 In this entry I will introduce two such puzzles that relate to the heroic actions and testimony. I will first introduce the basic idea of supererogation and why some heroic actions give us reason to accept the existence of supererogatory actions.
Archer, Alfred
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Supererogation and Consequentialism [PDF]
, 2020 The thought that acts of supererogation exist presents a challenge to all normative ethical theories. This chapter will provide an overview of the consequentialist responses to this challenge.
Archer, Alfred, Archer, Alfred; id_orcid
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Three Paradoxes of Supererogation [PDF]
, 2020 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
Muñoz, Daniel
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Supererogation and Moral Reasons [PDF]
, 2020 This paper is about the paradox of supererogation and why supererogation is morally optional. I argue that supererogation is morally optional because it is supported by both moral reasons and nonmoral reasons.
Yee, Justin B
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It pays to be nice, but not really nice: Asymmetric reputations from prosociality across 7 countries
Judgment and Decision Making, 2015 Cultures differ in many important ways, but one trait appears to be universally valued: prosociality. For one’s reputation, around the world, it pays to be nice to others.
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Ich tat doch nur meine Pflicht!
Zeitschrift für Praktische Philosophie, 2020 Menschen, die moralisch Herausragendes getan haben, sagen mit signifikanter Häufigkeit, dass sie damit nur ‚ihre Pflicht‘ getan hätten. So auch Staszek Jackowski, der im besetzten Polen 18 Monate lang 32 jüdische Menschen in einem Keller unter seinem ...
Marie-Luise Raters
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Einleitung: Jenseits der Pflicht?
Zeitschrift für Praktische Philosophie, 2017 Diese Einleitung führt kurz in den Begriff ‚Supererogation’ ein. Es folgt eine knappe Skizzierung der wichtigsten Forschungsfragen der angelsächsischen Superrogations-Debatte seit 1958.
Marie-Luise Raters
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Problems of supererogation [PDF]
, 2019 My main thesis is twofold: I will account first for the difference between problems of supererogation, and then for their relatedness. First, I will claim that it is very likely that there is no one problem of supererogation, but rather a family of ...
Grigore, Nora
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