2010
DOI: 10.1017/s1477175610000436
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Better Not to Have Children

Abstract: Most people take it for granted that it's morally permissible to have children. They may raise questions about the number of children it's responsible to have or whether it's permissible to reproduce when there's a strong risk of serious disability. But in general, having children is considered a good thing to do, something that's morally permissible in most cases (perhaps even obligatory).

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“…However, modern ecocentrists have been very critical of modern industrial civilization, and its immediate harms on the biosphere, while long term considerations have rarely been discussed. The implication of such views has sometimes been that modern civilization is considered harmful or undesirable (Harrison & Tanner, 2011 ; MacCormack, 2020 ).…”
Section: Ecocentrismmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…However, modern ecocentrists have been very critical of modern industrial civilization, and its immediate harms on the biosphere, while long term considerations have rarely been discussed. The implication of such views has sometimes been that modern civilization is considered harmful or undesirable (Harrison & Tanner, 2011 ; MacCormack, 2020 ).…”
Section: Ecocentrismmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This view is known as ecocentrism. Human civilization (both modern and pre-modern) poses a considerable threat to various ecosystems (Barnosky et al, 2011 ; IPBES, 2019 ), which motivates some proponents of ecocentrism to advocate anti-modernism and primitivism, or the view that human civilization should be materially simplified (Harrison & Tanner, 2011 ; MacCormack, 2020 ). By contrast, this article will argue that (1) the biosphere will be destroyed by the increased luminosity of the sun in about a billion years, and (2) that human civilization is currently necessary for extending the lifespan of the biosphere beyond this point.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…They don't ask to be born. As Harrison and Tanner point out, ‘ordinarily we must gain someone's consent before doing something that will significantly affect them’ (2011: 117). Procreating is an act that profoundly affects the people produced because it sets into motion their entire lives.…”
Section: But Children Don't Consent To Being Bornmentioning
confidence: 99%
“… In Harrison and Tanner's (2011) ‘Better Not to Have Children’, it's argued that having children is immoral as well as detrimental to one's well-being. In this article, I argue against those claims and defend the position that, for most people, having children is morally permissible and greatly enhances their well-being. …”
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“…Argument taki jest absurdalny, gdyze jakiekolwiek moralne obowiązki moze emy miec jedynie wobec jednostek, a nie gatunko w. Gatunki nie mają intereso w i nie dos wiadczają cierpienia i rados ci (zob. Harris, Tanner, 2011).…”
Section: Problemy Współczesnego Człowieka I śWiata 31 Argument Filant...unclassified