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 · David Benatar may be the world’s most pessimistic philosopher. An “anti-natalist,” he believes that life is so bad, so painful, that human beings should stop having children for reasons of...
Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence
Sep 15, 2008 · 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 have been deprived by their absence if one had not existed.
Better Never to Have Been - Wikipedia
Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence is a 2006 book by South African philosopher David Benatar. In the book, Benatar makes a case for antinatalism.
Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence - Goodreads
Jan 1, 2006 · Better Never to Have Been is a tremendous philosophical work dealing with antinatalism. In it, David Benatar argues for that which no one has the courage to argue for: That coming into existence is always a harm and that sometimes life may not only not be worth starting but also not worth continuing. The book is very well written and extremely ...
David Benatar (Author of Better Never to Have Been) - Goodreads
David Benatar is a South African philosopher and antinatalist who argues that coming into existence is a harm. See his books, ratings, reviews, quotes and more on Goodreads.
Anti-natalism: The case for not existing - Medium
Nov 16, 2021 · Is being born harmful? Writer Joseph Earp interviews David Benatar, who believes non-existence is preferable to existence.
Works by David Benatar - PhilPapers
Interviews with David Benatar and Thaddeus Metz about some core aspects of their views about meaning in life, including debate between them. Accessible to a generally educated audience. Edited by Mark Oppenheimer and Jason Werbeloff.
Better Never To Have Been: An Interview with David Benatar
Jun 19, 2016 · David Benatar's formal argument for antinatalism is a good example of why philosophy needs to be done carefully, lest you end up with word magic that suddenly poofs God into existence (a la Anslem) or, now, with a magical way to declare birth immoral in 4 Easy Steps.
Conversations about the Meaning of Life (Conversations about …
Jun 29, 2021 · World-renowned experts, David Benatar and Thaddeus Metz, give you their answers to life’s biggest question. Spoiler alert: it isn’t 42. We’ve all felt a unique sense of isolation over the past few years. Is there a way to find meaning in this brave new world?
- Reviews: 18
- Author: David Benatar, Thaddeus Metz, Jason Werbeloff