 What is it to be perfectly virtuous? Is it sufficient simply to perform all our duties, or is there something even better, as many have supposed: meritorious acts of heroism or saintliness that exceed what is morally required and are singled out for special praise? Price maintains that there are no such supererogatory acts—acts that go beyond the call of duty. Why? Price holds that any action must be either right (i.e., required), or wrong, or indifferent. Supererogatory actions do not fit this pattern. They are not required but their performance is not morally indifferent. Rejecting the supererogatory leads Price to a counter-intuitive conclusion. 