The Ethics of Existence

Philosophical Perspectives 28 (1):291-301 (2014)
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Argues that inadvisable procreative acts should often be affirmed in retrospect. This shift is not explained by attachment or love but by the moral impact of existence.

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Kieran Setiya
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