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Is There a Moral Obligation to Have Children
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Smilansky, Saul |
| Copyright Year | 1995 |
| Abstract | I argue, counter-intuitively, that under certain conditions many people are under some moral requirement to attempt to bring children into being (in order to raise them). There is only rarely a strict obligation to have children, but more moderate, inclining moral considerations in favour of having children, have a place in our moral world. I begin by considering a large number of arguments in favour and against the possibility of an obligation to have children. Then I examine when the weight of one set of arguments is greater. And I conclude by pointing out some general lessons from the discussion. |
| Starting Page | 41 |
| Ending Page | 53 |
| Page Count | 13 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1111/j.1468-5930.1995.tb00118.x |
| Volume Number | 12 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://people.stfx.ca/dalmaini/al-maini/Obligation%20to%20Have%20Children.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-5930.1995.tb00118.x |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
