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The Risk of a Lifetime - How, When, and Why Procreation May Be Permissible (Paperback)
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The Risk of a Lifetime - How, When, and Why Procreation May Be Permissible (Paperback)
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Having children is probably as old as the first successful
organism. It is often done thoughtlessly. This book is an argument
for giving procreating some serious thought, and a theory of how,
when, and why procreation may be permissible. Rivka Weinberg begins
with an analysis of the kind of act procreativity is and why we
might be justifiably motivated to engage in it. She then proceeds
to argue that, by virtue of our ownership and control of the
hazardous material that is our gametes, we are parentally
responsible for the risks we take with our gametes and for the
persons that develop when we engage in activity that allows our
gametes to unite with others and develop into persons. Further
argument establishes that when done respectfully, and in cases
where the child's chances of leading a life of human flourishing
are high, procreation may be permissible. Along the way, Weinberg
argues that the non-identity problem is a curiously common mistake.
Arguments intending to show that procreation is impermissible
because life is bad for people and imposed on them without their
consent are shown to have serious flaws. Yet because they leave us
with lingering concerns, Weinberg argues that although procreation
is permissible under certain conditions, it is not only a welfare
risk but also a moral risk. Still, it is a risk that is often
permissible for us to take and impose, given our high level of
legitimate interest in procreativity. In order to ascertain when
the procreative risk is permissible to impose, contractualist
principles are proposed to fairly attend to the interests
prospective parents have in procreating and the interests future
people have in a life of human flourishing. The principles are
assessed on their own merits and in comparison with rival
principles. They are then applied to a wide variety of procreative
cases. Choice Outstanding Titles for Philosophy "Weinberg's The
Risk of a Lifetime treats underappreciated ethical issues of
procreation with philosophical intelligence, insight, and flair."
-Stephen Darwall, Andrew Downey Orrick Professor of Philosophy,
Yale University "...a well-argued, insightful, and lively
discussion of the issues surrounding this underappreciated topic."
-Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews Online "Weinberg's The Risk of a
Lifetime is a must-read for anyone interested in procreative ethics
generally or in understanding how a contractualist approach might
be applied in the context of procreative ethics. Moreover, I can't
think of a recent book that would be more valuable, more fun, or
more engaging for students-or their instructors-in any mid-or
upper-level course or seminar or in any graduate course in applied
or normative ethics or in population ethics." -Ethics
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