CSUN Student Philosophy Society » David Benatar http://csunphilosophy.com The Student Philosophy Society at California State University, Northridge Wed, 21 Jul 2010 12:52:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existencehttp://csunphilosophy.com/better-never-to-have-been-the-harm-of-coming-into-existence http://csunphilosophy.com/better-never-to-have-been-the-harm-of-coming-into-existence#comments Wed, 04 Nov 2009 02:00:53 +0000 Student Philosophy Society http://csunphilosophy.com/?p=221 This week the topic is David Benatar’s book, Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence.  CSUN Philosophy student, Alberto Mendoza, will give us a presentation of this book and lead a discussion about it.

In Better Never to Have Been, Benatar argues that coming into existence is a serious harm, regardless of

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]]> This week the topic is David Benatar’s book, Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence.  CSUN Philosophy student, Alberto Mendoza, will give us a presentation of this book and lead a discussion about it.

Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into ExistenceIn Better Never to Have Been, Benatar argues that coming into existence is a serious harm, regardless of the feelings of the existing being once brought into existence, and that, as a consequence, it is always morally wrong to create more sentient beings.

Many take Benatar’s conclusion to be more than a little counterintuitive, so count on a lively discussion after the presentation!  Also, as always, feel free to invite your friends to this meeting, as well as all those in the future.

Topic:David Benatar’s book, Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence
Date:Tuesday, November 3, 2009
Time:6pm – 7:15pm
Place:Sierra Tower 503
(the philosophy library/study room on the fifth floor)

Some links that may help familiarize you with this book and its author before the meeting:

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