Supererogation

Informationen zum Autor Christopher Cowley is Lecturer in Philosophy at University College Dublin, Ireland. He is the author of Moral Responsibility (2013) and the editor of The Philosophy of Autobiography (2015). Klappentext This volume, based on the Royal Institute of Philosophy's Annual Conference in 2014, explores the concept of supererogation. Zusammenfassung This volume contains papers delivered by leading figures in moral philosophy and ethics as part of the Royal Institute of Philosophy's Annual Conference in 2014. The collection explores a range of philosophical problems surrounding the concept of supererogation! that is! freely and intentionally doing good beyond the requirements of duty. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of contributors; 1. Introduction: the agents, acts and attitudes of supererogation Christopher Cowley; 2. Can virtue ethics account for supererogation? David Heyd; 3. Beyond obligation: reasons and supererogation Michael Ferry; 4. Disjunctive duties and supererogatory sets of actions Matthias Brinkman; 5. Beyond the call of duty: the structure of a moral region Ulla Wessels; 6. Saints, heroes and moral necessity Alfred Archer; 7. Is supererogation more than just costly sacrifice? Elizabeth Drummond-Young; 8. Adopting roles: generosity and presumptuousness Rowland Stout; 9. Supererogation and the relationship between religious and secular ethics: some perspectives drawn from Thomas Aquinas and John of the Cross Mark Wynn; 10. Religion, forgiveness and humanity Christopher Hamilton; 11. Beyond obligation?: Jean-Marie Guyau on life and ethics Keith Ansell-Pearson; 12. Assimilating supererogation D. K. Levy.

Product details

• Authors: Christopher Cowley, Christopher (University College Dublin) Cowley
• Assisted by: Christopher Cowley (Editor), Christopher (University College Dublin) Cowley (Editor), Rowland Stout (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.10.2015
• EAN: 9781107545731
• ISBN: 978-1-107-54573-1
• No. of pages: 254
• Series: Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements; Royal Institute of Philosophy; Royal Institute of Philosophy Supplements
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Other religions; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, Ethics and moral philosophy