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As for the second source of value of supererogatory action, its optional nature, it should first be noted that supererogatory action must be voluntary (unlike obligatory action, which is often forced or enforced).
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plato.stanford.edu/entries/supererogation/
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In moral philosophy we sometimes talk about a category of action called “the supererogatory.” Supererogatory actions are heroic. They are not required, it’s not the case that anyone has to do them; they go beyond the call of duty.
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Supererogatory action is impossible under a utilitarian scheme—or at least so say such critics; call them ‘supererogation critics’. Many believe that supererogation critics have dealt a death blow to traditional formulations of consequentialism.
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web.nmsu.edu/~jvessel/Philosophy/SuperU-ho-RoME.pdf
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In an earlier post, Supererogation for Maximisers, I tried to reconcile two apparently irreconcilable claims: first, that maximising consequentialism is true; ... and, second, that supererogatory action is possible. Subsequently, the same topic has received significant attention in the comments to another post,
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A passage by Jonathan Kozol is cited that suggests our society routinely demands supererogatory action from its poorest members. This is illegitimate since they live in conditions that alienate rather than integrate them both with themselves and with the rest of the community.
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www.bu.edu/wcp/Papers/Soci/SociTori.htm
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From the perspective of the natural sciences, design, as the action of an intelligent agent, is not a fundamental creative force in nature. Rather, ... This was natural selection in action. The Grants estimated that twenty such episodes could increase average beak size enough to produce a new species.
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That is, for every act of saving an individual by God causing them to come to saiving faith, that act is a supererogatory action. ... That is, for every act of saving an individual by God causing them to come to saiving faith, that act is a supererogatory action. But if God ultimately caused E (and that follows directly...
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