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Benatar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *David Benatar (born 1966), professor of philosophy *Doron Ben-Atar (born 1957), historian and playwright *Pat Benatar (born 1953), Grammy-winning singer * Stephen Benatar, English author Other *''The Benatar'', a Guardians of the Galaxy The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. It may more specifically refer to: Comic book teams * Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...

David Benatar
David Benatar (born 8 December 1966) is a South Africa, South African philosopher, Academy, academic and author. He is best known for his advocacy of antinatalism in his book ''Better Never to Have Been, Better Never to Have Been: The Harm of Coming into Existence'', in which he argues that coming into existence is a serious harm, regardless of the feelings of the existing being once brought into existence, and that, as a consequence, it is always morally wrong to create more sentient beings. Early life and education Benatar is the son of Solomon Benatar, a global-health expert who founded the Bioethics Centre at the University of Cape Town. Not much is known about Benatar's personal life as he deliberately guards his privacy. He has held antinatalist views since his childhood. Academic career Benatar is professor of philosophy and director of the Bioethics Centre at the University of Cape Town in Cape Town, South Africa. He is a member of the editorial board of the ''Journ ...
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Doron Ben-Atar
Doron Ben-Atar (born 25 May 1957) is an Israeli-born American historian and playwright. He is a professor of history at Fordham University in New York City. Biography Doron Ben-Atar was born in Kfar Shmaryahu, Israel. His father, Arye Ben-Atar, immigrated to Mandatory Palestine from Turkey in 1936. He was a basketball player for Maccabi Tel Aviv. His mother is a Holocaust survivor from Poland. In 2006, Ben-Atar wrote a play based on his mother's experiences, ''Behave Yourself Quietly.'' In the 1970s, Ben-Atar, who is two meters tall, followed in his father's footsteps and began to play basketball. He studied at Tichon Hadash high school in Tel Aviv and joined Peace Now, taking part in left-wing demonstrations. In 1988, he worked for Israel's Meretz party. He went to the United States to study American history at Brandeis University and completed his doctorate at Columbia University in 1990. He taught at Yale University Yale University is a Private university, private re ...
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Pat Benatar
Patricia Mae Giraldo (''née'' Andrzejewski, formerly Benatar; born January 10, 1953), known professionally as Pat Benatar, is an American rock singer and songwriter. In the United States, she has had two multi-platinum albums, five platinum albums, and 15 ''Billboard'' top 40 singles, while in Canada she had eight straight platinum albums, and she has sold over 35 million albums worldwide. She is also a four-time Grammy Award winner. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in November 2022. Her 1979 debut album, '' In the Heat of the Night'', was her breakthrough in North America, especially in Canada where it reached No. 3 on the album chart. Two singles from it were hits: "Heartbreaker" and "We Live for Love", the latter written by her lead guitarist and future husband, Neil Giraldo. Her second album, 1980's ''Crimes of Passion'', was her most successful work, peaking at No. 2 in North America and France, being certified 4× and 5× platinum in the US and Canada, ...
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Stephen Benatar
Stephen Royce Benatar (born 26 March 1937) is an English author from London. His first published novel, ''The Man on the Bridge'', was published in 1981. His second novel, ''Wish Her Safe at Home'', was published in 1982 and reissued in 2007 and 2010. He is known for self-publishing and self-promoting his novels. Writing career His first novel, written at the age of 19 and titled ''A Beacon in the Mist'', was rejected, as were 11 subsequent novels. At the age of 44 his novel ''The Man on the Bridge'' was accepted by Harvester, and edited by Catharine Carver. He received a £400 advance for the novel. His second published novel, ''Wish Her Safe at Home'', was published by The Bodley Head the following year. The book was inspired by the 1947 film ''The Ghost and Mrs. Muir''. It was runner-up for the James Tait Black Memorial Prize. He also won an Arts Council bursary. One novel, ''Such Men Are Dangerous'', was published by Scunthorpe Borough Council. However, sales of his published ...
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