Handbook of Supererogation

Supererogation is the category of moral actions which go beyond the call of duty. This collection of articles is the first of its kind to cover the broad spectrum of issues related to supererogation. It provides an up-to-date status of the discussion on the main issues, alternative analyses, and con...

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Other Authors: Heyd, David (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore Springer Nature Singapore 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction
  • Chapter 2. On Saints and Heroes
  • Chapter 3. Supererogation and Duty
  • Chapter 4. Supererogation, Conditional Obligation, and the All or Nothing Problem
  • Chapter 5. Latitude, Supererogation, and Imperfect Duties
  • Chapter 6. The Staircase Scene: Supererogation and Moral Attunement
  • Chapter 7. Must Virtue be Heroic? Virtue Ethics and the Possibility of Supererogation
  • Chapter 8. The Expected, the Contra-Expected, the Supererogatory, and the Suberogatory
  • Chapter 9. Supererogation and Its Conceptual Neighborhood through a DWE Lens
  • Chapter 10. Supererogation and the Limits of Reasons
  • Chapter 11. The Evaluative Condition for Supererogation
  • Chapter 12. Supererogation and Forgiveness
  • Chapter 13. Promise-Making and Supererogation
  • Chapter 14. What’s the use of non-moral supererogation?
  • Chapter 15. Going Above and Beyond: Non-Moral Analogues of Moral Supererogation
  • Chapter 16. Feminist Perspectives on Supererogation
  • Chapter 17. Supererogation in Christianity
  • Chapter 18. Supererogation and Protestantism
  • Chapter 19. Does Judaism Recognise the Supererogatory?
  • Chapter 20. Islamic Narratives of Duty, Supererogation, and Ithar
  • Chapter 21. Supererogation in Buddhism