The Non-Identity Problem: Should You Change the Future? - Moral and Ethical Philosophy | Academy...

In a general sense, the non-identity problem deals with moral questions surrounding how our actions may affect the existences of future individuals, for better or for worse. It grapples with issues such as whether it is ethical to alter the life of an unborn child, or to predetermine if a child should be born if their life will be somehow flawed.

**Think Further Questions:
1. The non-identity problem can be a confusing concept. Try to explain it in your own words.
2. Select one of the three intuitions that make up the non-identity problem. Construct an argument that refutes it so that a non-identity case is morally acceptable.
3. Can you think of any other real-world examples in which the non-identity problem is relevant? How would you try to solve them?

**Contents
00:00 - Introduction
01:02 - Explanation
01:42 - What is the Non-Identity Problem?
02:05 - The History
04:47 - Applying It

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Is it just me or do some of the ideas discussed about the non-identity problem harken back to certain ideas about social Darwinism or even Eugenics ? I mean in the early 1900's there were competitions at certain state fairs to see which baby was the most fit. Also, not to pull the Hitler card but; even Hitler rationalized killing the Jews because if their off-spring were to live they would be feeble minded. Feeble minded sounds allot like a "flawed life" when it is used in the non-identity problem.