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Why arguments against infanticide remain convincing: A reply to Räsänen
Author(s) -
Rodger Daniel,
Blackshaw Bruce P.,
Wilcox Clinton
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
bioethics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.494
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1467-8519
pISSN - 0269-9702
DOI - 10.1111/bioe.12423
Subject(s) - criticism , epistemology , sociology , position (finance) , philosophy , law , political science , finance , economics
In ‘Pro‐life arguments against infanticide and why they are not convincing’ Joona Räsänen argues that Christopher Kaczor's objections to Giubilini and Minerva's position on infanticide are not persuasive. We argue that Räsänen's criticism is largely misplaced, and that he has not engaged with Kaczor's strongest arguments against infanticide. We reply to each of Räsänen's criticisms, drawing on the full range of Kaczor's arguments, as well as adding some of our own.