Antinatalism is the philosophical position that asserts a negative value judgement towards birth. It has been advanced by figures such as Arthur Schopenhauer, Brother Theodore and David Benatar. Schopenhauer, in his essay On the Suffering of the World articulates the position as follows:

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  • Antinatalism is the philosophical position that asserts a negative value judgement towards birth. It has been advanced by figures such as Arthur Schopenhauer, Brother Theodore and David Benatar. Schopenhauer, in his essay On the Suffering of the World articulates the position as follows: Similarly, Benatar argues from the hedonistic premise that the infliction of harm is generally morally wrong and therefore to be avoided, and the intuition that the birth of a new person always entails nontrivial harm to that person, that there exists a moral imperative not to procreate. (en)
  • Antinatalismus ist eine Philosophie, die der menschlichen Reproduktion ablehnend gegenüber steht. Das Wort leitet sich vom natalis (Geburt) ab. Das Gegenteil von Antinatalismus ist der Pronatalismus. Antinatalistische Positionen vertraten unter anderem der Arthur Schopenhauer, Brother Theodore und David Benatar (de)
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  • Antinatalism is the philosophical position that asserts a negative value judgement towards birth. It has been advanced by figures such as Arthur Schopenhauer, Brother Theodore and David Benatar. Schopenhauer, in his essay On the Suffering of the World articulates the position as follows: (en)
  • Antinatalismus ist eine Philosophie, die der menschlichen Reproduktion ablehnend gegenüber steht. Das Wort leitet sich vom natalis (Geburt) ab. Das Gegenteil von Antinatalismus ist der Pronatalismus. (de)
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  • Antinatalism (en)
  • Antinatalismus (de)
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