Non-identity, self-defeat, and attitudes to future children

Philosophical Studies

Volumn 145, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-214

  Kahane, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Disability; Future people; Harm; Parfit; Procreative ethics; The non identity problem

Indexed keywords

EID: 70349483010     PISSN: 00318116     EISSN: 15730883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11098-008-9219-z     Document Type: Article

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