There was a somewhat unusual short philosophical paper this year signed by lots of philosophers which claimed that avoidance of the repugnant conclusion should not be seen as a necessary condition for an adequate population ethics. I guess it’s driven by a similar concern you have here: the repugnant conclusion is much less obviously repugnant than its name makes it seem.
There was a somewhat unusual short philosophical paper this year signed by lots of philosophers which claimed that avoidance of the repugnant conclusion should not be seen as a necessary condition for an adequate population ethics. I guess it’s driven by a similar concern you have here: the repugnant conclusion is much less obviously repugnant than its name makes it seem.