Is the non-identity problem relevant to public health and policy? An online survey

Volume: 20, Issue: 1
Published: Jul 5, 2019
Abstract
The non-identity problem arises when our actions in the present could change which people will exist in the future, for better or worse. Is it morally better to improve the lives of specific future people, as compared to changing which people exist for the better? Affecting the timing of fetuses being conceived is one case where present actions change the identity of future people. This is relevant to questions of public health policy, as...
Paper Details
Title
Is the non-identity problem relevant to public health and policy? An online survey
Published Date
Jul 5, 2019
Volume
20
Issue
1
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