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Procreation, population and permissibility

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posted on 2017-03-01, 23:58 authored by Tilsley, Sarah
In this thesis I examine the permissibility of bringing a child into being from a person-affecting position. I argue that as long as a future person's life is somewhat worth living, and that their lifetime wellbeing has been maximised, they will not be wronged by being brought into existence. I further argue that it is permissible to bring about future population X, as long as those living with X have lives that are somewhat worth living. Finally I argue that in addition to the permissibility of procreation, becoming a parent creates many goods for the potential parent.

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Principal supervisor

Toby Handfield

Year of Award

2015

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Philosophy

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Master of Arts

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MASTERS

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Australia

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Faculty of Arts

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