Review of Rivka Weinberg, The Risk of a Lifetime: How, When, and Why Procreation May Be Permissible
Keywords
procreation ethics, parental responsibility, moral permissibility
Abstract
Rivka Weinberg argues for a conservative position on the moral permissibility of procreation, albeit with some surprising applications. But the journey to this position is a well-argued, insightful, and lively discussion of the issues surrounding this underappreciated topic. The author considers procreation a risk -- primarily for the person who is procreated -- and establishes the motive that both justifies and explains procreation: the desire to engage in a relationship of parental responsibility for another. That responsibility, Weinberg argues, is incurred by means of a "hazmat theory of parental responsibility."
Original Publication Citation
“Review of Rivka Weinberg, The Risk of a Lifetime: How, When, and Why Procreation May Be Permissible.” Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews. May 2016.
BYU ScholarsArchive Citation
Jensen, David A., "Review of Rivka Weinberg, The Risk of a Lifetime: How, When, and Why Procreation May Be Permissible" (2016). Faculty Publications. 10162.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/facpub/10162
Document Type
Other
Publication Date
2016
Publisher
Notre Dame Philosophical Reviews
Language
English
College
Humanities
Department
Philosophy
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