{"product_id":"9781138605442-repugnant-conclusion","title":"The Repugnant Conclusion","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Philosophical Inquiry. \u003cp\u003eHighly recommended for those interested in ethics, applied ethics and population studies \u003ci\u003eThe Repugnant Conclusion \u003c\/i\u003ewill also be of interest to those in related disciplines such as economics, development studies, politics and international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e. \u003cp\u003eThe Repugnant Conclusion is a controversial theorem about population size. It states that a sufficiently large population of lives that are barely worth living is better than a smaller population of high quality lives. This is highly counter-intuitive. It implies that we can improve the world by trading quality of life for quantity of lives. Can it be defended?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChristopher Cowie explores these questions and unpacks the controversies surrounding the Repugnant Conclusion. He focuses on whether the truth of the Repugnant Conclusion turns - as some have claimed - on the uncomfortable claim that many people’s lives are actually \u003ci\u003ebad \u003c\/i\u003efor them and that even privileged people lead lives that are only just worth living. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHighly recommended for those interested in ethics, applied ethics and population studies \u003ci\u003eThe Repugnant Conclusion \u003c\/i\u003ewill also be of interest to those in related disciplines such as economics, development studies, politics and international relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40810296016993,"sku":"9781138605442","price":56.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/products\/stand_14043732_jpg.jpg?v=1705546928","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781138605442-repugnant-conclusion","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}