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Author:

Flescher, Andrew Michael, 1969-

Title:

Heroes, saints & ordinary morality / Andrew Michael Flescher.

Publisher:

Georgetown University Press,

Copyright Date:

c2003

Description:

viii, 344 p. ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Duty.
Supererogation.
Moral development.
Religious ethics.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-337) and index.

Contents:

Supererogation, optional morality, and the importance of J.O. Urmson and David Heyd in the history of ethics -- The standard view under critical scrutiny -- Ordinary human heroes -- Suffering saints -- Moral development, obligation, and supererogation -- Human striving and creative justice -- Conclusion: The banality and contingency of good and evil.

Series:

Moral traditions series

ISBN:

9780878401376 (alk. paper)
0878401377 (alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)51804935
(OCoLC)53986367

LCCN:

2003004569

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

UDAX314 -- Charles C. Myers Library (Dubuque)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)