Handbook of Supererogation PDF Download

Are you looking for read ebook online? Search for your book and save it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Download Handbook of Supererogation PDF full book. Access full book title Handbook of Supererogation by David Heyd. Download full books in PDF and EPUB format.

Handbook of Supererogation

Handbook of Supererogation PDF Author: David Heyd
Publisher: Springer Nature
ISBN: 9819936330
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 370

Get Book Here

Book Description
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 controversies regarding central cases of supererogation. The work explores a broad range of philosophical problems and challenges our presuppositions about the basis of ethical theories. Beyond the challenges of supererogation to deontological and utilitarian views, this book presents the latest developments in the way virtue ethics approaches supererogation. It also discusses the issue of whether there is a negative analogue to the supererogatory: the suberogatory. The Handbook consists also of the first systematic discussion of supererogation from the point of view of five religions as well as a feminist analysis of the concept. The book is an essential read for philosophy scholars interested in moral philosophy.