Question

What philosopher argues that killing an adult human being is wrong because it deprives one of a fundamental good: one's own future life with all its experiences, activities, projects, and enjoyments?

Answer 1

Answer:

- Don Marquis.

Explanation:

As per the question, Don Marquis is the philosopher who propagated the argument that killing an adult human being is wrong as it deprives an individual of having one's future and fundamental good. He is quite known for his popular philosophies 'Why Abortion Is Immoral?' in which he states the above statement.

He proposes this philosophy by asserting that such killing is immoral and compare the fetus with an adult human. He illustrates that killing them deprives them of fundamental good along with something valuable and calls it one of the worst crimes. Thus, 'Don Marquis' is the answer.