Problems And Solutions For A Hypothetical Right Not To Exist

Abstract

In this paper I will describe and attempt to resolve one of the main problems of
David Benatar’s text Better Never To Have Been: The Harm of Coming Into Existence:
whether it is possible for a right not to exist to be posited without there ever being a
person in existence to hold such a right. I will conclude that this is indeed possible
given an experience oriented view of personhood that I shall outline, and what other
conclusions might be drawn from such a view.