The Non-identity Problem and the Ethics of Future People
- ISBN-10
- 0199682933
- ISBN-13
- 9780199682935
- Category
- Philosophy
- Pages
- 293
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2014
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, USA
- Author
- David Boonin
Description
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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