It is not an easy thing to say how one should avoid the repugnant conclusion without having to face even more serious implications from ones basic moral outlook several such attempts are presented in this volume this is the first volume devoted entirely to the cardinal problem of modern population ethics known as the repugnant conclusion. This is the first volume devoted entirely to the cardinal problem of modern population ethics known as the repugnant conclusion this book is a must for moral philosophers with an interest in population ethics the repugnant conclusion essays on population ethics volume 15 of library of ethics and applied philosophy. Amazoncom the repugnant conclusion essays on population ethics library of ethics and applied philosophy 15 9781402024726 ryberg jesper tannsjo torbjorn books. It is not an easy thing to say how one should avoid the repugnant conclusion without having to face even more serious implications from ones basic moral outlook several such attempts are presented in this volume this is the first volume devoted entirely to the cardinal problem of modern population ethics known as the repugnant conclusion. Ryberg j ed 2004 the repugnant conclusion essays on population ethicslibrary of ethics and applied philosophy no 15 kluwer academic publishers holland