A critical note on sporting supererogation

Abstract

Alfred Archer recently argued that there is good reason to think that sporting supererogation exists. In the present paper, I take a closer look at Archer's two key cases from association football and his arguments in favour of positing that there is a sporting supererogation phenomenon or realm that needs to be reckoned with. I argue that his project fails and that the notion of 'sporting supererogation' as championed by Archer should be rejected.

What’s the Use of Non-moral Supererogation?

“…Archer & Ware (2017) use the same strategy to argue for the existence of aesthetic supererogation.4 Though seeBorge (2021) for a critical reply to this argument.5 For a more detailed discussion of this argument seeArcher (2016).6 SeeCrisp (2013) for a critical discussion of Urmson's argument.…”