Reply to Wójtowicz on Evictionism
Wójtowicz argues that when a person puts another in danger, he owes the latter the obligation to help him. He maintains that by creating a fetus, the mother is placing him in a state of peril. Therefore, she is obligated to protect him. How so? By bringing him to term after a full nine months of pregnancy. Therefore, my theory of evictionism is erroneous, since I maintain the mother has a right to evict her pre-born baby at any time during her pregnancy.
Authors
- Walter E. Block (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2215-4791)
Institutions
- Loyola University New Orleans (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Studia z Historii Filozofii
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.12775/szhf.2025.005
- Primary Topic
- Medieval Philosophy and Theology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00