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ON THE MORAL PERMISSIBILITY OF TERRAFORMING

机译:论变性的道德许可

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Terraforming is a process of planetary engineering by which the extant environment of a planet is manipulated so as to produce an Earth-like ecosystem. This paper explores the ethical questions about the exploration of space and the exploitation of space resources that arise in the consideration of terraforming. I argue that space advocacy (including the pursuit of terraforming) and environmentalism are mutually beneficial endeavors. I show that the moral status of terraforming a planet, at least under traditional anthropocentric and non-anthropocentric positions, is sensitive to whether life exists on the candidate planet. I also examine several attempts-due to Holmes Rolston, Keekok Lee, Alan Marshall, and Robert Sparrow-to show that terraforming a planet would be impermissible even if the planet was not home to life. I argue that no attempt provides compelling reasons for the supposition that terraforming is morally impermissible.
机译:地形形成是行星工程的过程,通过该过程可以操纵行星的现有环境,以产生类似于地球的生态系统。本文探讨了考虑地形形成时出现的有关空间探索和空间资源开发的伦理问题。我认为,太空倡导(包括对地形的追求)和环保主义是互惠互利的努力。我表明,至少在传统的以人类为中心和以非人类为中心的位置上,使行星地形化的道德状况对候选行星上是否存在生命很敏感。我还研究了几次尝试-由于Holmes Rolston,Keekok Lee,Alan Marshall和Robert Sparrow-证明,即使行星不是生命之源,也不允许对行星进行地形化。我认为,没有任何尝试可以为地形改造在道德上是不允许的假设提供令人信服的理由。

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    《Ethics & the environment》 |2013年第2期|1-31|共31页
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    IAMES S.J. SCHWARTZ;

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    Department of Philosophy, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI;

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