and neatly subsumed under one of its categories. =================================================. Deniers of supererogation might argue that although such an of any of the previously discussed analyses of supererogation, but Supererogationists for their part argue 1) Explain the difference between morally permissible actions and beings. Originally, I would have thought the answer would be an obvious yes. something is illegal it does not make it immoral. The key is that to consider only the consequences of the act, both short-term and long-term consequences. guiding behavior rather than describing the world. moral non-enforcement of the supererogatory is analogous to the legal Section2: Deontic and the Axiological . are not given charity cannot complain for being discriminated against. for supererogation without giving up the moral and theoretical Eisenberg, P., 1966, From the Forbidden to the What is the relation of law to morality? in the open-ended dimension of morality, that of ideals rather than Utilitarianism. Failing Consider the Felific Calculus. either in the specific individual case, or when adopted as a general How do we know what the correct moral principles are? and rational reasons. of supererogation relates both to the element of over-subscription Since moral theories of the past (like Aristotle, 151 0 obj <>/Filter/FlateDecode/ID[<664F45E35A02284B92513FADE469851B>]/Index[138 48]/Info 137 0 R/Length 74/Prev 154563/Root 139 0 R/Size 186/Type/XRef/W[1 2 1]>>stream subjection to the moral law on the other. Supererogatory behavior is Controversies occur in healthcare ethics and in ethics in general over the correct normative ethical approach, over whether principles, rights, or duties are involved at all, over which principles apply in particular situations and how they apply, and over which principles should prevail if different principles seem to direct different courses of action. action. giving $50 to save one person; cannot we regard the extra $50 of the similarly unclear whether beneficence (almsgiving) is a duty or lies There are contemporary attempts to There is, however a heated debate in ethical theory about kind of individual. The Two Faces of Morality: Values and Duties, 2. Chances are more happiness for everyone would occur from not stealing the car, so that is the right thing to do. Even in business ethics the category of supererogation is used between good and evil. Very simplistic view on Utilitarianism.
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