# #77 - Anti-Natalism 101 | Ben Bradley

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Podcast: [The Ethical Frontier](https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-ethical-frontier-6723630)
Published: 2025-10-12T12:53:52+00:00
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## Resource

You can support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/chenphilosophy Ben Bradley is Allan and Anita Sutton Professor of Philosophy at Syracuse University. Website: https://benbradleyweb.com/ Summary:In this interview, we discuss the arguments in favor and against anti-natalism, which is the view that it's wrong to have kids. We also discuss how anti-natalism compares to deprivationism, which is a theory of the prudential value or disvalue of death.

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