I started writing about how bad his argument is, but then I noticed that in the comments he clarifies that he doesn’t actually embrace the sadistic conclusion, and instead seems to merely think that it’s “not as bad as the repugnant conclusion”, and doesn’t present an overall coherent view on population ethics.
I started writing about how bad his argument is, but then I noticed that in the comments he clarifies that he doesn’t actually embrace the sadistic conclusion, and instead seems to merely think that it’s “not as bad as the repugnant conclusion”, and doesn’t present an overall coherent view on population ethics.