Better Never to Have Been
Author | : David Benatar |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 250 |
Release | : 2008 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199549269 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199549265 |
Rating | : 4/5 (265 Downloads) |
Download or read book Better Never to Have Been written by David Benatar and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2008 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Most people believe that they were either benefited or at least not harmed by being brought into existence. David Benatar presents a startling challenge to these assumptions. He argues that people systematically overestimate the quality of their life, and suffer quite serious harms by coming into existence.