Why Have Children? The Ethical Debate
Book description
A wide-ranging exploration of whether or not choosing to procreate can be morally justified -- and if so, how.
In contemporary Western society, people are more often called upon to justify the choice not to have children than they are to supply reasons for having them. In this book, Christine…
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Why read it?
1 author picked Why Have Children? The Ethical Debate as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Christine Overall’s approach to the ethics of procreation draws more heavily on feminist philosophy than my other recommendations.
Understanding the aspects of procreation and pregnancy that exclusively impact women is crucial to informed ethical reflection on the issue, and Overall is one of the foremost experts on this aspect of procreative ethics.
Overall also intertwines her discussion of procreative ethics with questions about why having children is valuable and what motivates a decision to have them.
From Trevor's list on philosophers about whether it’s okay to have kids.
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