There are plenty of classic paradoxes about conditional obligations, like the duty to be gentle if one is to murder, and about “supererogatory” deeds beyond the call of duty. But little has been said about the intersection of these topics. We develop the first general account of conditional supererogation, with the power to solve familiar puzzles as well as several that we introduce. Our account, moreover, flows from two familiar ideas: that conditionals restrict quantification and that supererogation emerges from a clash between justifying and requiring reasons
The phenomenon of moral supererogation – action that goes beyond what moral duty requires – is famil...
Supererogatory acts—good deeds “beyond the call of duty”—are a part of moral common sense, but conce...
This paper is about the paradox of supererogation and why supererogation is morally optional. I argu...
There are plenty of classic paradoxes about conditional obligations, like the duty to be gentle if o...
There are plenty of classic paradoxes about conditional obligations, like the duty to be gentle if o...
It is a recognizable feature of commonsense morality that some actions are beyond the call of duty o...
The notion of supererogation—going above and beyond the call of duty—is typically discussed in a mor...
Morally supererogatory acts are those that go above and beyond the call of duty. More specifically: ...
The thought that acts of supererogation exist presents a challenge to all normative ethical theories...
It is often claimed that all acts of supererogation involve sacrifice. This claim is made because it...
Dual-role approaches to reasons say, roughly, that reasons can relate to actions in two fundamentall...
The standard analysis of supererogation is that of optional actions that are praiseworthy to perform...
Traditionally, philosophers have recognized three types of moral actions: the obligatory, the permis...
We argue that supererogation cannot be understood just in terms of reasons for action. In addition t...
Do moral obligations include all the good that can be possibly achieved? Does every instan...
The phenomenon of moral supererogation – action that goes beyond what moral duty requires – is famil...
Supererogatory acts—good deeds “beyond the call of duty”—are a part of moral common sense, but conce...
This paper is about the paradox of supererogation and why supererogation is morally optional. I argu...
There are plenty of classic paradoxes about conditional obligations, like the duty to be gentle if o...
There are plenty of classic paradoxes about conditional obligations, like the duty to be gentle if o...
It is a recognizable feature of commonsense morality that some actions are beyond the call of duty o...
The notion of supererogation—going above and beyond the call of duty—is typically discussed in a mor...
Morally supererogatory acts are those that go above and beyond the call of duty. More specifically: ...
The thought that acts of supererogation exist presents a challenge to all normative ethical theories...
It is often claimed that all acts of supererogation involve sacrifice. This claim is made because it...
Dual-role approaches to reasons say, roughly, that reasons can relate to actions in two fundamentall...
The standard analysis of supererogation is that of optional actions that are praiseworthy to perform...
Traditionally, philosophers have recognized three types of moral actions: the obligatory, the permis...
We argue that supererogation cannot be understood just in terms of reasons for action. In addition t...
Do moral obligations include all the good that can be possibly achieved? Does every instan...
The phenomenon of moral supererogation – action that goes beyond what moral duty requires – is famil...
Supererogatory acts—good deeds “beyond the call of duty”—are a part of moral common sense, but conce...
This paper is about the paradox of supererogation and why supererogation is morally optional. I argu...