On the Social and Personal Value of Existence
Year: 2015
Type: book-chapter
Abstract: If a potential person would have a good life if he were to come into existence, can we coherently regard his coming into existence as better for him than his never coming into existence? And can we regard the situation in which he never comes into existence as worse for him? In this paper, we argue that both questions should be answered affirmatively. We also explain where prominent arguments to differing conclusions go wrong. Finally, we explore the relevance of our answers to issues in population ethics.
Source: Oxford University Press eBooks
Authors: Marc Fleurbaey, Alex Voorhoeve
Institution: London School of Economics and Political Science
Language: English
Subfield: Philosophy
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1532967867