Beyond the Call of Duty: Supererogation, Obligation, and OffenceSUNY Press, 1 ian. 1991 - 226 pagini A surprisingly large number of people have denied that it is possible for human moral agents to act in such a way as to go beyond or transcend what moral duty or obligation requires of them. Some of this opposition to the possibility of supererogation, as it is called, has been motivated by theological concerns. This book surveys the concerns of Luther, Calvin, and Melanchthon, as they react to certain teachings of the Roman Catholic Church, as well as the concerns of several contemporary theologians. It also examines some contemporary philosophers whose concerns have grown out of a commitment to a Kantian, utilitarian, or prescriptive type of ethics and urges that there are valuable lessons to be learned from these theologians and philosophers. At the same time it is argued that some of their concerns are the result of a mistaken idea of what it means to perform an act of supererogation. In addition, it is argued that some of their concerns can be addressed in ways that do not require a denial of the possibility of going beyond the call of duty in human life. This stage of the argument involves a discussion of virtue ethics and an examination of the concept of vocation, particularly as it has developed in Protestant thought, and illustrates the relevance of virtue and vocation to the problem of supererogation. |
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Cuprins
Introduction | 1 |
Good Consequences Altruism and Continuity with Duty | 13 |
Theism and Supererogation | 43 |
Other Contemporary AntiSupererogationists | 69 |
QuasiSupererogation | 105 |
Supererogation Virtue and Vocation | 131 |
A CostBenefit Analysis | 161 |
Supererogation and Offence | 181 |
Notes | 211 |
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Alte ediții - Afișează-le pe toate
Beyond the Call of Duty: Supererogation, Obligation, and Offence Gregory Mellema Previzualizare limitată - 1991 |
Beyond the Call of Duty: Supererogation, Obligation, and Offence Gregory Mellema Previzualizare limitată - 1991 |
Termeni și expresii frecvente
act tokens act utilitarianism acts of offence acts of quasi-supererogation acts of super acts of supererogation acts of type anti-supererogationist argue behavior believe blame call of duty chapter Chisholm commandments committed counsels counterpart Pharisee Curtis disjunctive act duty or obligation duty to perform Ernest Sosa erogation ethics example failed to fulfil failure to perform Feldman Findlay fulfil a duty fulfil a moral hence Heyd Heyd's hortatory duties human imperfect duty latitudinarian moral agents moral duty moral obligation moral reasons morally blameworthy morally praiseworthy negative aretaic judgments obligatory omission omit one's opportunities to perform perform acts perform an act perform the act person potential acts praiseworthy acts prima facie duty principle Pybus reasons in favor reasons of self-interest refrain from performing requirements resist Roderick Chisholm saintly or heroic self-interest in favor soldier supererogation and offence supererogation are possible supererogationist tion Trianosky Urmson utilitarian violation virtue virtue ethics