The Non-Identity Problem and the Ethics of Future People

by David Boonin

Book Overview

David Boonin presents a new account of the non-identity problem: a puzzle about our obligations to people who do not yet exist. Our actions sometimes have an effect not only on the quality of life that people will enjoy in the future, but on which particular people will exist in the future to enjoy it. In cases where this is so, the combination of certain assumptions that most people seem to accept can yield conclusions that most people seem to reject...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0198866852
• ISBN13: 9780198866855
• Release Date: September 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"