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Overpopulation and the quality of life
In Jesper Ryberg, The repugnant conclusion. Stanford, CA: Metaphysics Research Lab, Stanford University. pp. 7-22 (2008)
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How many people should there be? Can there be overpopulation: too many people living? I shall present a puzzling argument about these questions, show how this argument can be strengthened, then sketch a possible reply.Author's Profile
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