| Better to exist: a reply to Benatar. | |
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PMID: 19043113 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A recent exchange on Benatar's book Better never to have been between Doyal and Benatar discusses Benatar's bold claim that people should not be brought into existence. Here, I expand the discussion of original position that the exchange focused on. I also discuss the asymmetries, between benefit and harm and between existence and non-existence, upon which Benatar's bold claim rests. In both discussions, I show how Benatar's bold claim can be rejected. |
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Authors:
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S D Baum |
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Type: Journal Article |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Journal of medical ethics Volume: 34 ISSN: 1473-4257 ISO Abbreviation: J Med Ethics Publication Date: 2008 Dec |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-12-01 Completed Date: 2009-04-27 Revised Date: 2009-05-01 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 7513619 Medline TA: J Med Ethics Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 875-6 Citation Subset: E; IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Geography, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA 16802, USA. sbaum@psu.edu |
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Human Rights* Humans Reproductive Behavior / ethics* Value of Life* |
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Comment In:
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J Med Ethics. 2009 May;35(5):328-9
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19407042
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