Harming Future People

To say that an action affects the identities of future people is to say that as a result of that action there exist people who would not have existed had the action not been performed; or there do not exist people who would have existed had the action not been performed, or both. Person-affecting pr...

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Published in:	Philosophy & public affairs Vol. 19; no. 1; pp. 47 - 70
Main Author:	Hanser, Matthew
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Malden, MA Princeton University Press 1990 Blackwell Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects:	Bioethics Childbirth Children Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities Consequentialism CONSERVATION Disasters Disease risk Ecology Environmental policy Ethics Existence FAMILY Female Fetus Future (people) Humans Identity theory Morality NATURAL RESOURCES Parfit Parfit, Derek Philosophy Prenatal Exposure Delayed Effects Quality of Life Radiation Reproduction Risk Risk Assessment Social Responsibility Standard of living Theory of values and moral philosophy Theory of values and moral philosophy. Philosophy of action Value of Life Women Wounds and Injuries Ethics Choice Procreation Parfit, D Future Generations Ecology Responsibility Philosophical Approach Analytical Approach Genetics and Reproduction
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Summary:	To say that an action affects the identities of future people is to say that as a result of that action there exist people who would not have existed had the action not been performed; or there do not exist people who would have existed had the action not been performed, or both. Person-affecting principles provided by Derek Parfit are discussed.
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ISSN:	0048-3915 1088-4963