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Saints and heroes

On the axis: Moral demandingness · saints and heroes

The heroic act is admired, never required: there would be a realm beyond duty. But if all the good we can do is owed, are these acts that exceed duty anything but duties we excuse ourselves from?

Anchors: Aquinas · Urmson

leads to: Forgiveness (A duty, or something more?)