The text “Does Mars Have Rights?”, written by Ronald Bailey, was published in the magazine Reason during the month of February, in 2012. Bailey’s text presents the ethical issues about terraforming, which is the modification of a planet in order to make it suitable for human living. While the article does not provide an academic analysis, it presents an important aspect of the situation that needs to be taken in consideration.
The author presents two main moral issues about terraforming: the aesthetic insensibility and the ignorance of our human limits.
As the author has no academic formation in science, his scientific knowledge could be questioned.
However, the author has done an empirical research about the ethical issues of terraforming,
The author presents two main moral issues about terraforming: the aesthetic insensibility and the ignorance of our human limits.
As the author has no academic formation in science, his scientific knowledge could be questioned.
However, the author has done an empirical research about the ethical issues of terraforming,