Dismantling the Asymmetry Argument

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DOI - Digital Object Identifier

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Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Dismantling the Asymmetry Argument

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

I examine anew David Benatarʼs Betternes Thesis (BT), according to which it would have been better never to come into existence. Arguing that he has failed to provide BT with a coherent meaning, I propose to replace BT with the Regret Thesis (RT), according to which it would be rational to be sorry for oneself because of one's having come into existence. Explaining subsequently Benatar's basic asymmetry between harms and benefits, I find dubious, unlike other critics, not the asymmetry itself but rather Benatar's transition from the asymmetry to BT. The transition remains dubious even if (the unclear) BT is replaced with (the relatively clear) RT. I conclude by reminding why RT is probably false and so does not follow from the asymmetry. I cannot say this about BT as it escapes my comprehension.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Dismantling the Asymmetry Argument

Popis výsledku anglicky

I examine anew David Benatarʼs Betternes Thesis (BT), according to which it would have been better never to come into existence. Arguing that he has failed to provide BT with a coherent meaning, I propose to replace BT with the Regret Thesis (RT), according to which it would be rational to be sorry for oneself because of one's having come into existence. Explaining subsequently Benatar's basic asymmetry between harms and benefits, I find dubious, unlike other critics, not the asymmetry itself but rather Benatar's transition from the asymmetry to BT. The transition remains dubious even if (the unclear) BT is replaced with (the relatively clear) RT. I conclude by reminding why RT is probably false and so does not follow from the asymmetry. I cannot say this about BT as it escapes my comprehension.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

60301 - Philosophy, History and Philosophy of science and technology

Projekt

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Návaznosti

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Rok uplatnění

2019

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

The Journal of Value Inquiry

ISSN

0022-5363

e-ISSN

1573-0492

Svazek periodika

53

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

NL - Nizozemsko

Počet stran výsledku

16

Strana od-do

75-90

Kód UT WoS článku

000460084100005

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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