Even More Supererogatory
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21293590 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Holly Smith (0000-0003-4473-7058, corresponding author), Holly M Smith (0000-0003-0866-1383) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 102 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 1-20 |
| Publication date | 2024-01-02 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Australasian Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0004-8402 • E-ISSN: 1470-6828 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00048402.2022.2153369 |
| OpenAlex | W4376140940 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 20 |
Losing an arm to rescue a child from a burning building is supererogatory. But is losing an arm to save two children more supererogatory than losing two arms to save a single child? What factors make one act more supererogatory than another? I provide an innovative account of how to compare which of two acts is more supererogatory, and show the superiority of this account to its chief rival
Political science · Free Will and Agency · Psychology of Moral and Emotional Judgment · War, Ethics, and Justification
Alternatives
Composite Variables
The suberogatory
The Situationist Critique and Early Confucian Virtue Ethics
Being Realistic about Reasons
Infinite options, intransitive value, and supererogation
Three paradoxes of supererogation
Statistical Normalization Methods in Interpersonal and Intertheoretic Comparisons
Moral Obligation, Self-Interest and the Transitivity Problem
Normative Strength and the Balance of Reasons
Supererogation, optionality and cost
| Unique citing works | 1 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,33 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |