Better Never to Have Been The Harm of Coming into Existence

Name: Better Never to Have Been The Harm of Coming into Existence
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ISBN: 9780199296422

ISBN-10: 0199296421

ISBN-13: 9780199296422

Edition: 2006

Authors: David Benatar

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Better Never to Have Been argues for a number of related, highly provocative, views: (1) Coming into existence is always a serious harm. (2) It is always wrong to have children. (3) It is wrong not to abort fetuses at the earlier stages of gestation. (4) It would be better if, as a result of there being no new people, humanity became extinct. These views may sound unbelievable--but anyone who reads Benatar will be obliged to take them seriously.

Book details

List price: $65.00
Copyright year: 2006
Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/19/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 256
Size: 5.43" wide x 8.50" long x 0.74" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English

Sarah Herbert is a Local Authority Advisory Teacher and trainer with SENJIT. She spent much of her teaching career working as a special educational needs coordinator and teaching in and managing inclusive units within mainstream schools.




Introduction



Why coming into existence is always a harm



How bad is coming into existence?



Having Children: The Anti-Natal View



Abortion: The 'Pro-Death' View



Population and Extinction



Conclusion