American Philosophical Quarterly 57 (2):181-192 (2020)
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This paper argues against a kind of 'overall ought'. The main argument is a version of the paradox of supererogation. The problem is this: obligating an agent to do what’s overall best will, when that differs from what’s morally best, obligate the agent not to do what’s morally best. This, the paper will argue, is implausible. For each of four possible interpretations of this overall ought concept, it will either come across a form of this paradox or no longer look like the targeted ‘overall ought’ concept.
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Keywords | Supererogation Ought Normativity Just Plain Ought Overall Ought Obligation Reasons Practical Reason Moral Demandingness Moral Oughts |
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How Is Weakness of the Will Possible?Donald Davidson - 1969 - In Joel Feinberg (ed.), Moral Concepts. Oxford University Press.
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