David Benatar - Wikipedia
David Benatar (born 8 December 1966) is a South African philosopher, academic, and author.
The Case for Not Being Born - The New Yorker
Nov 27, 2017 · Benatar was born in South Africa in 1966. He is the head of the philosophy department at the University of Cape Town, where he also directs the university’s Bioethics Centre, which was founded...
Emeritus Professor David Benatar | Department of Philosophy
Jul 1, 2022 · Director, Bioethics Centre. Areas of interest: moral and social philosophy, applied ethics, some philosophy of law and philosophy of religion. University Committees: Senate. Office: 3.03 Humanities Building. Current courses: Away on sabbatical from 1 July 2022 to 30 June 2023. Books: Booklets: Edited books:
Summary of David Benatar’s, Better Never to Have Been
Jan 16, 2016 · David Benatar is a professor of philosophy and head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his advocacy of antinatalism.
Review of David Benatar’s, Better Never to Have Been
Oct 13, 2014 · David Benatar is professor of philosophy and head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. He is best known for his advocacy of antinatalism. His article, “Why It Is Better Never to Come into Existence,” espouses the view that it is always a harm to be born.
The Case for Anti-Natalism - Farsight
May 9, 2023 · Professor David Benatar joins me on a Zoom call from Ontario, Canada, where he is on sabbatical leave from teaching moral philosophy at the University of Cape Town in South Africa.
David Benatar - SpringerLink
Jan 1, 2021 · David Benatar is a South African philosopher, professor, and chair of philosopher at the University of Cape Town. He is the author of Better Never to Have Been : The Harm of Coming into Existence (2006), a treatise on anti-natalism, and The Second Sexism : Discrimination Against Men and Boys (2012), which chronicles wrongful discrimination ...
David Benatar (born 1966) | World Biographical Encyclopedia
David Benatar is a professor of philosophy and head of the Department of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa.
Selected Papers | Department of Philosophy - Faculty of Humanities
David Benatar Selected Papers “Why it is Better Never to Come into Existence”, in American Philosophical Quarterly , Vol. 34, No. 3, July 1997, pp. 345-355.
Better Never to Have Been : The Harm of Coming Into Existence
David Benatar argues that coming into existence is always a serious harm. Although the good things in one's life make one's life go better than it otherwise would have gone, one could not...
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