2016/03/18 by Amy Massoud · 2 citations
Neuroscience · Arts and Humanities · Social Sciences · #Free Will and Agency #Philosophical Ethics and Theory #Political Philosophy and Ethics
paper · doi:10.1086/684713
Morally supererogatory actions are traditionally conceived of as actions that are nonobligatory but distinctively morally worthy. Here I challenge the assumption that supererogatory actions are distinctively praiseworthy and offer an alternative definition of moral supererogation. This alternative definition complements, and is complemented by, a novel account of moral praiseworthiness, which I call the Two-Step view. My Two-Step view of moral worth, which I develop in some detail, accounts for currently underappreciated features of moral praiseworthiness.