Supererogation : its status in ethical theory

David Heyd

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Part I. The View of Some Major Ethical Theories: 1. Theological origins in Christianity 2. The morality of virtue: the Greco-Roman view 3. The morality of duty: Kant on supererogation 4. Utilitarianism 5. Beyond duty in contract theories Part II. Outlines of a Theory of Supererogation: 7. Some paradigm cases 8. The limits of moral duty.

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