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Must we be perfect?: A case against supererogation

Inquiry, 2020
In this paper we offer an argument against supererogation and in favour of moral perfectionism. We argue three primary points: (1) That the putative moral category is not generated by any of the main normative ethical systems, and it is difficult to find
Megan Fritts, Calum Miller
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Kathryn Tanner on Divine Agency and the Problem of Providential Evil

Modern Theology, Volume 41, Issue 4, Page 625-637, October 2025.
Abstract In this article I engage with Kathryn Tanner's theological framework for understanding God's agency, focusing on the way her rules of non‐contrastive transcendence and non‐competitive immanence govern her account of God's acts of creation, providence, incarnation, and atonement.
Sameer Yadav
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Supererogatory Spandrels [PDF]

, 2017
Standing in San Marco Cathedral in Venice, you immediately notice the exquisitely decorated spandrels: the triangular spaces bounded on either side by adjoining arches and by the dome above.
Benn, Claire
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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 Limits of Moral Obligations. Guest Editor’s Preface [PDF]

, 2017
Do moral obligations include all the good that can be possibly achieved? Does every instance of the good always entail obligatory performance?
Grigoletto, Simone
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Supererogation, Suberogation, and Maximizing Expected Choiceworthiness

Canadian Journal of Philosophy
Recently, several philosophers have argued that, when faced with moral uncertainty, we ought to choose the option with the maximal expected choiceworthiness (MEC). This view has been challenged on the grounds that it is implausibly demanding.
Leora Urim Sung
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Love First

Philosophy and Phenomenological Research, Volume 110, Issue 3, Page 854-886, May 2025.
Abstract How should we respond to the humanity of others? Should we care for others' well‐being? Respect them as autonomous agents? Largely neglected is an answer we can find in the religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Buddhism: we should love all.
P. Quinn White
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Moral aspirations and ideals [PDF]

, 2010
My aim is to vindicate two distinct and important moral categories – ideals and aspirations – which have received modest, and sometimes negative, attention in recent normative debates.
Brownlee, Kimberley
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Kant and Overdemandingness II: The Demandingness of Perfect Duties

Philosophy Compass, Volume 20, Issue 4, April 2025.
ABSTRACT In this paper, we consider how demandingness objections pertain to perfect duties in Kantian ethics. We revisit the framework of demandingness that we introduced in a previous paper, before introducing three cases that have been suggested to constitute problems for Kant, specifically regarding perfect duties.
Joe Saunders, Joe Slater, Martin Sticker
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SUPEREROGATION AND THE CASE AGAINST AN “OVERALL OUGHT”

American Philosophical Quarterly, 2020
This paper argues against a kind of “overall ought.” The main argument is a version of the paradox of supererogation. The problem is this: obligating an agent to do what’s overall best will, when that differs from what’s they morally ought to do ...
Elizabeth Ventham
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