Supererogation and conditional obligation
Abstract
There are plenty of classic paradoxes about conditional obligations, like the duty to be gentle if one is to murder, and about “supererogatory” deeds beyond the call of duty. But little has been said about the intersection of these topics. We develop the first general account of conditional supererogation, with the power to solve familiar puzzles as well as several that we introduce. Our account, moreover, flows from two familiar ideas: that conditionals restrict quantification and that supererogation emerges from a clash between justifying and requiring reasons.
Citation
Muñoz , D & Pummer , T 2021 , ' Supererogation and conditional obligation ' , Philosophical Studies , vol. First Online . https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-021-01724-y
Publication
Philosophical Studies
Status
Peer reviewed
ISSN
0031-8116Type
Journal article
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