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Is Having Children An Essential Part Of A Good Human Life?, Bethany Blinsky
Is Having Children An Essential Part Of A Good Human Life?, Bethany Blinsky
Undergraduate Distinction Papers
Is being a parent part of living a good human life? In this paper I argue, contra Rosalind Hursthouse, that the answer is no. However, I make the case that something very much like this is essential to living a good human life. I get at this by borrowing Claudia Mills’ account of the value of unchosen relationships. I argue that unconditional and unchosen love is an essential component of a good human life, and while we can get this by having children, we can also get it in other ways.