Population ethics

Population ethics

Population ethics is the philosophical study of the ethical problems concerning population.

ee also

*Average and total utilitarianism
*Mere addition paradox
*Overpopulation

External links

* [http://www.repugnant-conclusion.com/index.html Population Ethics, Aggregate Welfare, and the Repugnant Conclusion]
*" [http://plato.stanford.edu/entries/repugnant-conclusion/ The Repugnant Conclusion] " in the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy


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