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Benatarian
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English
Etymology
From en Benatar -ian.
Adjective
Of or relating to the ideology or philosophy of David Benatar.
en 2021-04-13 Tom Whyman Infinitely Full of Hope: Fatherhood and the Future in an Age of Crisis and Disaster Watkins Media Limited 9781913462260 https://books.google.co.in/books?id=vgPyDwAAQBAJ&pg=PT163 After all, if the real interests of future generations are served solely by the elimination of suffering, then we may as well all be Benatarian, ontological anti-natalists: may as well invest all our real hopes for humanity in the most painless possible extinction.
en 2023-07-19 Britt Johanne Farstad Populating the Future: Families and Reproduction in Speculative Fiction Kriterium 9789189593077 198 https://books.google.co.in/books?id=Rek2EQAAQBAJ From a Benatarian perspective, then, the responsibility for the death of the daughter in both the film and the novella falls squarely on Louise's shoulders, and, by choosing to give birth to her daughter, Louise has committed an immoral act; an act that anyone who chooses to have a child has committed.
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