Supererogation and conditional obligation

Daniel Muñoz; Theron Pummer

doi:10.1007/s11098-021-01724-y

Supererogation and conditional obligation

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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.

Original language	English
Number of pages	15
Journal	Philosophical Studies
Volume	First Online
Early online date	7 Sept 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11098-021-01724-y
Publication status	E-pub ahead of print - 7 Sept 2021

Keywords

Conditional obligation
Supererogation
Requiring reasons
Justifying reasons
All or Nothing Problem
Horton
Kamm
Deontic logic
Conditional supererogation

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