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Type(s) de contenu et mode(s) de consultation : Texte noté : sans médiation
Auteur(s) : Weinberg, Rivka
Titre(s) : The risk of a lifetime [Texte imprimé] : how, when, and why procreation may be permissible / Rivka Weinberg
Publication : New York : Oxford university press, 2016
Description matérielle : 1 vol. (XI-263 p.) ; 22 cm
Comprend : Imposing existence : a weighty and enigmatic title for a weighty and enigmatic topic
; Who is the parent ? (what parental responsibility is and how it is incurred) ; Is
procreation (almost) always right ? ; Is procreation (almost) always wrong ? ; The
principles of procreative permissibility ; Procreative principles in the real world.
Note(s) : Bibliogr. p. 249-257
Despite its history and the debates that surround procreative ethics, procreation
itself 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 by demonstrating the serious flaws in arguments
for the impressibility of procreation centered on the claim that life is bad for people
and imposed on them without their consent.0
Sujet(s) : Reproduction humaine -- Aspect moral
Procréation médicalement assistée -- Aspect moral
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780190243708 (hardcover) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0190243708 (hardcover) (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb44502102b
Notice n° :
FRBNF44502102
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