Repugnant Conclusion & Theorie X | Derek Parfit

Is it better to have two exceptionally happy children or five reasonably happy ones? Should we consume all available resources today to have a better life, or conserve resources for future generations? Who is harmed by such decisions? And: How many people should even exist? This video explores one of the most repulsive consequences of moral philosophy: the Repugnant Conclusion. Advertisement 👉 You can find scripts, slides, dossiers & teaching materials for my video series here: https://payhip.com/EthikAbibyBOE 0:00 The Non-Identity Problem (Review) 1:39 Three Types of Decisions 4:11 Case 1: Family Planning 5:06 Case 2: Down-Escalator Case 6:21 Case 3: Conservation vs. Waste 7:29 Case 4: Total View 9:09 Theory X 9:59 Personal Opinion SOURCES 📚 Beard, S.J.; Kaczmarek, Patrick. On Theory X and What Matters Most. https://philarchive.org/archive/BEAOTX MacAskill, William. 2023. What We Owe to the Future. Siedler Verlag. Munich. https://www.buch7.de/produkt/was-wir-... O’Connor, Alex. 2026. The Biggest Unsolved Problem of Philosophy in 100 Years.    • The Biggest Unsolved Problem of Philosophy...   Omerbasic-Schiliro, Alina. 2023. On the Definability of the Problem of Non-Identity. In: Journal for Practical Philosophy. Volume 10. https://www.praktische-philosophie.or... ⭐️ Parfit, Derek. 1986. Reasons and Persons. Oxford University Press. https://www.stafforini.com/docs/Parfi... Utilitarianism.net. Population Ethics. https://utilitarismus.net/populations... All online sources were last accessed on March 30, 2026. Books marked with a ⭐️ are highly recommended on this topic. You can order the respective book directly via the affiliate links, and I will receive a small commission. This allows you to support my channel and many other important projects without incurring any additional costs for you. https://www.buch7.de/store/partner/et... donates 75% of its profits to support social, cultural, and environmental projects, fully offsets all CO2 emissions, pays fair wages to its employees, creates local jobs, and pays its taxes in Germany 😉. Thanks to fixed book pricing, you won't pay a cent more than with other providers. Thanks for the support ❤️!