...stop all striving, yet continue to suffer. How does Zapffe’s argument for anti-natalism compare to that of David Benatar? Like Zapffe, Benatar holds a pessimistic view of human life, according...
...contemporary pessimist and prominent anti-natalist philosopher David Benatar puts it (punnily), “no life is good.” (Professor Benatar previously contributed a primer on pessimism to this series). I believe that there...
This post is a part of an ongoing biweekly series on philosophical pessimism and related positions. You can find other posts in the series here. This introduction to (philosophical) pessimism...
David Benatar is Professor of Philosophy at the University of Cape Town, in South Africa. His most recent book is The Fall of the University of Cape Town. Details of...
...University of Birmingham, his wife and his ikizama, his dog, the relationship between philosophy and religion, theodicy, the ontological argument, the problem of evil (for atheists), David Benatar and anti-natalism,...
...room for debate on these matters. What are you working on right now? I am currently working on my PhD research on the ethics of procreation. Seana Shiffrin, David Benatar,...
