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Supererogation and Consequentialism

, 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.
Alfred Archer
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Die Grenzen der Pflicht und die Grenzen der Supererogation

Zeitschrift für Ethik und Moralphilosophie
Wozu sind wir verpflichtet – und was geht gegebenenfalls darüber hinaus? Das ist eine der Grundfragen der Supererogationsdebatte. Welchen Grenzen unterliegt unsere Pflichterfüllung? Welche Handlungen müssen wir als (moralisch) außergewöhnlich betrachten?
K. Reinhardt
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Supererogation and the profession of medicine [PDF]

Journal of Medical Ethics, 2002
In the light of increasing public mistrust, there is an urgent need to clarify the moral status of the medical profession and of the relationship of the clinician to his/her patients. In addressing this question, I first establish the coherence, within moral philosophy generally, of the concept of supererogation (the doing of more than one's duty).
McKay, A. C.
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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.
Han Li
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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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Vocation to Love: Supererogation in Aquinas

International Journal of Systematic Theology, 2022
Thomas Aquinas’ account of religious vocation has been interpreted as involving a qualified duty, where ordinary people fall short of living up to the moral ideal of becoming a monk or nun.
J. Rooney
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Personhood: An emergent view from Africa and the West. [PDF]

Dev World Bioeth
Abstract 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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„A to se vyplatí!“ Morálka jako spolupráce?

Reflexe, 2021
The article is a polemics with those conceptions of the nature of morality which, based on an inquiry into the evolutionary origins of morality, locate its meaning in a society’s cooperation (backed by rules) for the purpose of joint success.
Ondřej Beran
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The reduce of energy consumption intensity: Does the development of science and technology finance matter? Evidence from China

Energy Reports, 2022
The paper aims to study the impact of the development of science and technology finance (STF) on energy consumption intensity (ECI) in 30 Chinese provinces, based on Chinese provincial panel data from 2012 to 2019.
Rui Ding, Shihui Chen, Bin Zhang, Siwei Shen, Tao Zhou   +4 more
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