The Non-Identity Problem and the Ethics of Future People

New York, NY: Oxford University Press (2014)
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David Boonin presents a new account of the non-identity problem: a puzzle about our obligations to people who do not yet exist. He provides a critical survey of solutions to the problem that have been proposed, and concludes by developing an unorthodox alternative solution, one that differs fundamentally from virtually every other approach.

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BJ1031.B659 2014

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9780199682935   9780198866855   0198866852   0199682933   9780191787713
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Rejecting the First Premise

This chapter explains and critically evaluates those solutions to the non-identity problem that involve rejecting the first premise of the argument that gives rise to the problem. These include solutions based on the claim that the comparison between existence and non-existence is incohere... see more

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