A Dilemma for Benatar’s Asymmetry Argument
In this paper, I show that David Benatar’s asymmetry argument for anti-natalism leads to a dilemma. In Chapter 2 of his book Better Never to Have Been, Benatar claims that there is an axiological asymmetry between harms and benefits that explains four prevalent asymmetries. Based on the axiological...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2021
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Ethical theory and moral practice
Year: 2021, Volume: 24, Issue: 2, Pages: 529-544 |
| RelBib Classification: | NCF Sexual ethics VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Life as a whole
B Anti-natalism B Procreational duties B David Benatar B asymmetry argument |
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