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April 25, 2026Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare EthicsOpen Access

Human Antinatalism and the Limits of Bipolar Pessimism

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MHMatti Häyry

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Overview

This theoretical analysis critiques antinatalism and its implications for sentient beings, suggesting complexities in the arguments.

Key Points

  • The analysis evaluates Benatar's antinatalism, focusing on its philosophical implications for both humans and sentient beings.
  • Critical examination of David Benatar's arguments in Better Never to Have Been
  • Assessment of bipolar pessimism as it relates to humans and non-human sentient beings
  • Discussion on the coherence of human antinatalism versus the challenges of extending it to sentiocentrism.
  • Benatar's antinatalism presents a coherent argument against procreation among humans.
  • Bipolar pessimism is contested as it struggles to apply uniformly to all sentient beings.
  • The potential for a radical sentiocentrism is hindered by inconsistencies in Benatar's framework.

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Matti Häyry (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69ec5b6088ba6daa22dace3chttps://doi.org/10.1017/s0963180126100061
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