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  1. ‘Saints and Heroes’.Elizabeth M. Pybus - 1982 - Philosophy 57 (220):193-199.
    In his article ‘Saints and Heroes’, Urmson argues that traditional moral theories allow at most for a threefold classification of actions in terms of their worth, and that they are therefore unsatisfactory. Since the conclusion of his argument has led to the widespread use of the term ‘acts of supererogation’, and since I do not believe that such acts exist, I propose to argue that the actions with which he is concerned not only can, but should, be contained within the (...)
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  • (1 other version)The price of duty.Russell A. Jacobs - 1979 - Southern Journal of Philosophy 17 (4):443-454.
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  • Saints and Heroes.Elizabeth M. Pybus - 1982 - Philosophy 57 (220):193 - 199.
    In his article ‘Saints and Heroes’, Urmson argues that traditional moral theories allow at most for a threefold classification of actions in terms of their worth, and that they are therefore unsatisfactory. Since the conclusion of his argument has led to the widespread use of the term ‘acts of supererogation’, and since I do not believe that such acts exist, I propose to argue that the actions with which he is concerned not only can, but should, be contained within the (...)
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  • (1 other version)Saints and Heroes: A Plea for the Supererogatory.Patricia M. McGoldrick - 1984 - Philosophy 59 (230):523-528.
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