tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post7004351415389099072..comments2024-03-28T09:41:15.454-05:00Comments on Deric's MindBlog: Is life worth living?Deric Bowndshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16617204535017208765noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-85634246201658738652010-06-21T17:41:40.691-05:002010-06-21T17:41:40.691-05:00Benatar's argument (and Singer's summary) ...Benatar's argument (and Singer's summary) may be predicated on plain existential assumptions (e.g., that people are brought into existence through human agency), but the hedonic asymmetry at issue has little to do with lofty questions about "the meaning of of it all," or even life's subjective worthiness (at least for those already born). Benatar's argument is specifically concerned with suffering and its prevention. Whether you embrace or reject his view that bringing people into existence entails nontrivial harm, his argument is presented in coldly logical terms that do not reduce to metaphysical abstraction.Chiphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03411363107558366631noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22093933.post-62678876611970907722010-06-21T16:42:13.389-05:002010-06-21T16:42:13.389-05:00Perhaps the question should be: "Is a philoso...Perhaps the question should be: "Is a philosopher's life worth living?"Ergo Ratiohttp://generalnotions.talkislam.infonoreply@blogger.com