Axiological actualism

Abstract

Considerations derived from actualism and applied to consequential reasons make a certain way of thinking about the goodness of states of affairs more plausible than its rivals. That way of thinking is stated in the actuality principle—that one state of affairs is at least as good as another if and only if it is at least as good for those people who actually exist. This principle explains the basic intuition that the welfare that a possible person would have can only constitute a reason against, never for, bringing that person into existence. – AI-generated abstract.