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Supererogation / edited by Christopher Cowley.

Van Pelt Library BJ1451 .S87 2015
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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Cowley, Christopher, 1967- editor.
Royal Institute of Philosophy.
Series:
Royal Institute of Philosophy supplement ; 1358-2461 77.
Royal Institute of Philosophy supplement, 1358-2461 ; 77
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Supererogation--Congresses.
Supererogation.
Genre:
Graphic novels.
Comics (Graphic works)
Conference papers and proceedings.
Physical Description:
vii, 242 pages ; 23 cm.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Contents:
Introduction: The agents, acts and attitudes of supererogation / Christopher Cowley
Can virtue ethics account for supererogation? / David Heyd
Beyond obligation: reasons and supererogation / Michael Ferry
Disjunctive duties and supererogatory sets of actions / Matthias Brinkmann
Saints, heroes and moral necessity / Alfred Archer
Is supererogation more than just costly sacrifice? / Elizabeth Drummond Young
Adopting roles: generosity and presumptuousness / Rowland Stout
Supererogation and the relationship between religious and secular ethics; some perspectives drawn from Thomas Aquinas and John of the Cross / Mark Wynn
Religion, forgiveness and humanity / Christopher Hamilton
Beyond obligation? Jean-Marie Guyau on life and ethics / Keith Ansell-Pearson
Assimilating supererogation / D.K. Levy.
Notes:
Most contributions come from the annual conference of the Royal Institute of Philosophy held in June 2014 at University College, Dublin.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781107545731
1107545730
OCLC:
924208990

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