Debating Procreation Is It Wrong to Reproduce?

While procreation is ubiquitous, attention to the ethical issues involved in creating children is relatively rare. The authors of Debating Procreation take opposing views on this important question.

Info autore

David Benatar is Professor and Head of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town, South Africa. He is the author of Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence (Oxford), and The Second Sexism: Discrimination Against Men and Boys (Wiley-Blackwell).

David Wasserman works at the Center for Bioethics at Yeshiva University and is a Visiting Scholar in the Department of Bioethics of the National Institutes of Health. He has written extensively on ethical issues in reproduction, disability, genetics, biotechnology, and neuroscience.

Riassunto

While procreation is ubiquitous, attention to the ethical issues involved in creating children is relatively rare. The authors of Debating Procreation take opposing views on this important question.

Testo aggiuntivo

Its authors, David Benatar and David Wasserman, are not only very capable philosophers, but also extremely gifted writers. The result is a highly engaging and provocative book.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David Benatar, David Wasserman, David Wasserman Benatar, David (Professor and Head of Department Benatar, David (Director of Research Wasserman, Benatar David, Wasserman David, BENATAR
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Tascabile
• Data pubblicazione: 31.03.2015
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Filosofia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Filosofia: tematiche generali, opere di consultazi
• EAN: 9780199333554
• ISBN: 978-0-19-933355-4
• Numero di pagine: 280
• Serie: Debating Ethics; Debating Ethics
• Categorie: SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, PHILOSOPHY / Social, PHILOSOPHY / Political, PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, SCIENCE / Philosophy & Social Aspects, Social & political philosophy, Ethics & moral philosophy, social and political philosophy, Bioethics, Ethics and moral philosophy, Ethical issues & debates, Bio-ethics, Ethical issues and debates