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Supererogatory behavior is typically other-regarding: even if there are duties “to oneself” (which many ethical theorists doubt), they cannot be transcended in a supererogatory way.
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Supererogatory behavior is a requirement, but punishing those who do not fulfill the requirement would be too costly in terms of the relative pain incurred to the agent as against the benefit to the potential beneficiary.
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Supererogatory acts in Urmson's sense (which is reminiscent of the Catholic doctrine) include only actions that are morally praiseworthy, valuable, although not obligatory in the sense that their omission is not blameworthy.
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Supererogatory action is a matter of personal initiative; it is spontaneous (i.e. originating in personal choice rather than in any external or universal demands).
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Supererogatory behavior is required, but not of everybody.
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Supererogatory acts are permissible acts that are especially expedient.
Mill's Moral and Political Philosophy Brink, David 2007
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[12] The Moslem should first recite the Farz prayers, or those ordered in the Koran; secondly, the Sunnat or practice of the Prophet; and thirdly the Nafilah or Supererogatory.
First Footsteps in East Africa Richard Francis Burton 1855
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Supererogatory spotted the unannounced development studio's
Joystiq Ben Gilbert 2010
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Supererogatory spotted the unannounced development studio's
Joystiq Ben Gilbert 2010
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