PhilosophersChristine Overall
Christine Overall
Canadian feminist philosopher: it is the decision to have a child, more than the decision not to, that needs justifying.
Analytic philosophynull Canada
Life
Canadian feminist philosopher, professor at Queen's University (Kingston). She has worked on the ethics of reproduction, aging and death. Her book Why Have Children? (2012) argues that it is the decision to have a child, more than the decision not to, that needs justifying.
Main works
1987
Ethics and Human Reproduction: A Feminist Analysis
A feminist analysis of the ethical questions raised by reproduction.
2003
Aging, Death, and Human Longevity: A Philosophical Inquiry
A philosophical inquiry into the value of a longer life and into death.
2012
Why Have Children? The Ethical Debate
Having a child is a choice that needs a justification, like any act with heavy consequences.