Symposium on David Benatar’s Better to Never Have Been (OUP 2006) 18-24 March

From 18-24 March, the APJ is pleased to host a symposium on the Conclusion (chapter 7) of David Benatar’s book Better to Never have Been (OUP 2006) in which he claims that his anti-natalist views are compatible with certain religious views, including some Jewish views.

Commentators include Tyron Goldschmidt (Wake Forest) and Jeremy Wanderer (U. Mass).

All are welcome to participate in the ensuing discussion to be found at https://www.theapj.com/event/symposium-david-benatars-better-never-oup-2008/

Leave a Comment

Call for Abstracts: APJ Meeting at the APA Eastern in Baltimore

Conference

We are now accepting abstracts for the Association for the Philosophy of Judaism’s annual session at the American Philosophical Association, which will take place at the Eastern Division APA conference in January 2026. The Eastern Division conference will take place...

Symposium on Jerome Gellman’s The People, the Torah, the God: A Neo-Traditional Jewish Theology

Symposia

November 3, 2024

The APJ is holding a symposium on The People, the Torah, the God: A Neo-Traditional Jewish Theology (Academic Studies Press, 2023) by Jerome Gellman on November 3-8, 2024. The symposium is being held on this page. For the first three...