A New Argument for Anti-Natalism
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8076242 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Christopher Belshaw (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 31 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 117-127 |
| Publication date | 2012-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | South African Journal of Philosophy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0258-0136 • E-ISSN: 2073-4867 |
| Publisher | Taylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/02580136.2012.10751772 |
| OpenAlex | W1990208511 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 7 |
Consider the view that coming into existence is bad for us. Can we hold this and yet deny that ceasing to exist would be good for us? I argue that we can. First, many animals have lives such that they would be better off not existing. Second, if persons and babies are distinct things then the same is true of babies. Third, even if persons and babies are not distinct things – rather they are phases that human beings go through – still it is bad for babies that they come into existence. So it was bad for us to come into existence. But most of us now enjoy worthwhile lives. So it would be bad for us, now, to cease to exist
Argument (complex analysis · Epistemology · Sociology · Medicine · Philosophical Ethics and Theory · Reproductive Health and Technologies · Theology and Philosophy of Evil · Philosophy
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 2,8 |
| Citation span | 2021 - 2026 (6) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |