2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
A Philosophical Research on the Affirmation of Existence in the Philosophy of Life
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23520029
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
Philosophy/Ethics
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| Research Institution | Osaka Prefecture University |
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2013
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| Keywords | 生命の哲学 / 生命倫理 / 環境哲学 |
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| Research Abstract |
In this research the following results were obtained: 1) the affirmation of existence should be interpreted as a form of birth affirmation, and it should also be connected with the concept of giving birth, 2) David Benatar's anti-natalism ought to be severely criticized, 3) the persona argument has two origins, the entity-based one and the relationship-based one, and 4) the affirmation of existence has a fundamental connection with the concept of dignity of human life.
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