David Benatar | |
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| Born | 8 December 1966 |
| Nationality | South African |
| Occupation(s) | Academic, professor, writer |
| Known for | Antinatalism |
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| Alma mater | University of Cape Town (BSocSc, PhD) |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Philosophy |
| Sub-discipline | Moral philosophy, social philosophy, philosophy of religion |
| Institutions | University of Cape Town |
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David Benatar (born 8 December 1966) is a South African philosopher, academic, and author. He is best known for his advocacy of antinatalism in his book Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence, in which he argues that coming into existence is serious harm, regardless of the feelings of the existing being once brought into existence, and that, as a consequence, it is always morally wrong to create more sentient beings.[2]