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Philosophy

The Ethics of Procreation and the Non-Identity Problem

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The non-identity problem, formulated by Derek Parfit, shows that many common objections to harmful but existence-granting actions fail because the person affected cannot complain about being harmed.

Why this is interesting

If a child is born with a disability solely because her parents waited, would it be wrong to bring her into existence? Since she wouldn't exist otherwise, can we say she was harmed?