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- adverb In a
supererogatory manner.
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Examples
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And since Kant sometimes defines imperfect duties as duties to adopt ends (rather than engage in particular acts), supererogation and imperfect duty do not belong to the same level of discourse: by doing many acts of charity one does not act supererogatorily, since one cannot be more charitable than required (Guevara 1999, Baron 1987).
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In cases of a high potential benefit we may sometimes even be permitted to act supererogatorily rather than do our duty (Kamm 1985).
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Failure to act supererogatorily is blameworthy and wrong, but lends itself only to informal criticism rather than to institutionalized sanction.
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If God can act supererogatorily, how does that reflect on the perfection of divine justice that it transcends?
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An agent acts supererogatorily if despite the permission to ignore these reasons, decides to act on them (Raz 1975).
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