Better Never to Have Been
by David Benatar
Better Never to Have Been by David Benatar
Benatar's controversial argument examines existence, suffering, and the ethics of bringing new lives into being. Benatar develops an argument that coming into existence involves harms whose moral significance is often underestimated. He examines the relationship between suffering, pleasure, and judgments about whether a life is worth beginning. This controversial philosophical work presents antinatalism as a position to analyze and debate through sustained ethical reasoning.
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Better Never to Have Been
Benatar develops an argument that coming into existence involves harms whose moral significance is often underestimated. He examines the relationship between suffering, pleasure, and judgments about whether a life is worth beginning. This controversial philosophical work presents antinatalism as a position to analyze and debate through sustained ethical reasoning.
Why read it?
Benatar's controversial argument examines existence, suffering, and the ethics of bringing new lives into being. Explore Antinatalism, Suffering and Ethics in this book.
Edition details
- Author / creators: David Benatar
- Publisher: Oxford University Press
- Language: English
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 256
- Edition publication year: 2008
About the Author
Book Details
- Author
- David Benatar
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 256
- Publication year
- 2008
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