The Owl and the Ostrich: Reply to Sami Pihlström on Ethical Unthinkabilities and Philosophical Seriousness
Abstract S ami P ihlström argues in his “ E thical U nthinkabilities and P hilosophical S eriousness” that there are some philosophical views that are so dangerous that we should not discuss them. He advances this argument with special reference to my (anti‐natalist) view that being brought into exi...
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| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2011
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9973.2011.01712.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1467-9973.2011.01712.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1467-9973.2011.01712.x |
| Summary: | Abstract S ami P ihlström argues in his “ E thical U nthinkabilities and P hilosophical S eriousness” that there are some philosophical views that are so dangerous that we should not discuss them. He advances this argument with special reference to my (anti‐natalist) view that being brought into existence is always a serious harm. In response I argue: (a) that there are major flaws in his argument for the conclusion that we should not think about (purportedly) unthinkable views; and (b) that my views about the harm of coming into existence are in any event neither unthinkable nor dangerous. |
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