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Tanaka Tomoki

Affiliate Master Yamaguchi University

What does anti-natalism mean today? : from the perspective of pedagogy

The philosophical studies of Yamaguchi University Volume 29 Page 17-36
published_at 2022-03-28
哲学研究-第29巻-003.pdf
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Title
反出生主義をめぐる今日的状況と思想的課題
What does anti-natalism mean today? : from the perspective of pedagogy
Abstract
In recent years, discussions about anti-natalism have been activated in various areas. This movement has been started with David Benatar’s controversial book, Better Never to Have Been: The Harms of Coming into Existence, published in 2006. The purpose of this article is to examine what the type of questions has been raised in the movement, especially into pedagogy. Firstly, we survey historical genealogy of anti-natalism, as well as Benatar’s discussion. History of anti-natalism has been long both in the East and the West, and Benatar adds new insights to the genealogy using the method of analytic philosophy. Secondly, we clarify social conditions under which anti-natalism has been widely accepted today. Particularly we focus on contemporary topic such as reproductive ethics, various gaps in society, environmental problems. Then, we suggest there are three issues within recent anti-natalism, and consider the questions brought by each issue.
Creators Tanaka Tomoki
Affiliate Master Yamaguchi University
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Creators Muramatsu Tomo
Creators Higuchi Hiromu
Source Identifiers [PISSN] 0919-357X
Languages jpn
Resource Type departmental bulletin paper
Publishers 山口大学哲学研究会
Date Issued 2022-03-28
File Version Version of Record
Access Rights open access
Funding Refs
The Uehiro Foundation on Ethics and Education
Award 出生主義と反出生主義の結びつきを 探る―人間の肯定的な生のあり方を 求めて―